Permission for starting a medical or Dental college/yearly renewal permission is given by the Central Government on the recommendations made by the Medical Council of India (MCI)/Dental Council of India (DCI) after assessment of required standards. Thereafter assessments for renewal of permission are conducted upto five years till the Colleges are recognised. Periodical inspections are conducted every five years for continuation of recognition.
The details of Medical/Dental Colleges recommended for non-recognition/recognition for each of the last 3 years are given below:
Inspection carried out by MCI for recognition
| State | Recognition | Non-Recognition | Total | |
|
2013-14 |
A.P. | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Assam | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Bihar | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Haryana | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Gujarat | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Karnataka | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| Kerala | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Maharashtra | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
| Madhya Pradesh | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Punjab | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Puducherry | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tamil Nadu | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Telangana | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Uttar Pradesh | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
|
2014-15 |
A.P. | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Assam | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bihar | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| Chhattisgarh | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Haryana | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gujarat | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Karnataka | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Kerala | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Maharashtra | 2 | 14 | 16 | |
| Madhya Pradesh | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Punjab | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Puducherry | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Tamil Nadu | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| Telangana | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Uttar Pradesh | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| W.B. | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Rajasthan | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| J&K | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Jharkhand | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
|
2015-16 |
A.P. | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Assam | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bihar | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chhattisgarh | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Haryana | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gujarat | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Karnataka | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Kerala | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Maharashtra | 1 | 7 | 8 | |
| Madhya Pradesh | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Punjab | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Puducherry | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Tamil Nadu | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| Telangana | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Uttar Pradesh | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| W.B. | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Rajasthan | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| J&K | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jharkhand | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Tripura | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Manipur | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Uttarakhand | 0 | 1 | 1 |