Maharashtra medical colleges hike PG fees by up to 485% after becoming private universities

Two Maharashtra medical colleges that received private university status this year have announced higher fees for postgraduate medical courses for the 2026–27 academic year, with the estimated cost of MD Radiodiagnosis at NKP Salve Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Nagpur, rising by 485% to around Rs 1.77 crore.

The institute’s earlier fee, decided by the Maharashtra Fee Regulating Authority (FRA), was Rs 10.08 lakh per year, taking the three-year course fee to Rs 30.24 lakh. Under the new interim fee structure, tuition and development fees for MD Radiodiagnosis are Rs 54.75 lakh per year. With a 5% annual increase and additional university fees, the overall course cost is estimated at around Rs 1.77 crore.

At Dr Vithalrao Vikhe Patil Foundation’s Medical College, Ahilyanagar, the annual tuition fee for several MD and MS specialities has been fixed at Rs 17.95 lakh for state-quota seats and Rs 35.9 lakh for All India Quota (AIQ) seats. Compared with the earlier annual fee of Rs 9 lakh, the increase is around 99% for state-quota seats and 299% for AIQ seats.

The fee revisions follow the Maharashtra Cabinet’s approval in August 2026 for the two colleges to become private universities . NKP Salve Medical College will operate under Lata Mangeshkar University, while Vikhe Patil Medical College will be associated with Balasaheb Vikhe Patil University.

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NKP Salve Medical College PG fees 2026–27

The interim fee structure issued by NKP Salve Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre for the 2026–27 academic year lists separate fees for different MD and MS specialities.

For MD Radiodiagnosis and MD Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy (DVL), annual tuition and development fees are Rs 54.75 lakh. The institute has also listed a university fee of Rs 1.5 lakh per year and a one-time refundable caution deposit of Rs 1 lakh. The total fee for the first year is Rs 57.25 lakh.

The estimated overall cost for MD Radiodiagnosis is around Rs 1.77 crore over three years, taking into account the 5% annual increase in tuition and development fees and the university charges. This is around Rs 1.47 crore more than the earlier three-year fee of Rs 30.24 lakh.

The new fee structure also lists the following fees for selected postgraduate courses:

The totals in the above table include the university fee and one-time refundable caution deposit as per the institute's notice. Fees for NRI and NRI-converted-to-AIQ seats differ.

As per the notice, the tuition and development fees for postgraduate courses will increase by 5% every year until the course is completed. It also requires postgraduate and super-speciality candidates to submit an undertaking and a refundable bond of Rs 5 lakh against a one-year service condition at admission.

Vikhe Patil Medical College PG fees 2026–27

Dr Vithalrao Vikhe Patil Foundation’s Medical College and Hospital, Ahilyanagar, has issued its interim MD/MS fee structure for 2026–27 under Balasaheb Vikhe Patil University. The fee notice, dated October 21, 2026, states that the structure was approved by the university’s ad hoc Fee Regulatory Committee.

For most listed specialities, including anaesthesiology, dermatology, general medicine, general surgery, obstetrics and gynaecology, ophthalmology, orthopaedics, paediatrics and radiodiagnosis, the annual tuition fee is Rs 17.95 lakh for state-quota seats and Rs 35.9 lakh for AIQ seats. Pathology has an annual tuition fee of Rs 15 lakh for both quotas.

The college has also listed a one-time university fee of Rs 1.5 lakh, an annual hostel fee of Rs 1.5 lakh and a one-time refundable caution deposit of Rs 1 lakh.

Based on the earlier annual fee of Rs 9 lakh, the three-year tuition cost was Rs 27 lakh. Under the new structure, tuition alone comes to Rs 53.85 lakh for state-quota seats and Rs 1.077 crore for AIQ seats over three years.

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When the one-time university fee is added, the overall course cost works out to Rs 55.35 lakh for state-quota seats and Rs 1.092 crore for AIQ seats, excluding hostel fees and the refundable caution deposit.

This represents an increase of Rs 28.35 lakh, or 105%, for state-quota seats. For AIQ seats, the increase is Rs 82.2 lakh, or around 304%, compared with the earlier three-year cost of Rs 27 lakh.

The college’s notice says state-quota seats are reserved for Maharashtra domicile students. It also states that tuition fee scholarships or reimbursements from the state government will not apply to students admitted under the provisions cited in the notice.

Following the change in status, the colleges introduced revised fee structures for their medical courses. NKP Salve Medical College increased its annual MBBS fee to Rs 21.75 lakh after receiving approval to become a private university, taking the estimated total cost of the MBBS course to around Rs 1.12 crore.