Patiala, Aug. 8 -- Aspirants seeking admission to MBBS courses in the state will have to shell out more from the 2026-27 academic session, with the Punjab department of medical education and research notifying a revised tuition fee structure for government medical colleges. The move will increase the cumulative tuition fee for the five-and-a-half-year MBBS course by around Rs.85,000, taking the total from Rs.9.98 lakh to Rs.10.83 lakh, officials familiar with the matter said.

The revised fee structure will be applicable to candidates admitted through Punjab NEET UG counselling 2026, conducted by the Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS), Faridkot.

The fee hike comes at a time when Punjab continues to have the lowest number of...