The Union ministry of health and family welfare approved three private colleges in Gujarat. The new colleges in the state include Ananya College of Medicine and Research at Kalol in Gandhinagar, SAL Institute of Medical Sciences at Sola Road in Ahmedabad, and Swaminarayan Institute of Medical Sciences and Research at Kalol in Gandhinagar. These new colleges will have 150 seats each.
There are 36 medical colleges in the state with about 7,000 seats. With the addition of the three colleges, the state will have 39 medical colleges with about 7,450 seats.
The colleges will begin academic sessions from 2023-24 meaning that 450 more seats will be available this year.