Tripura MBBS Round 1: 8 PwD Seats Reserved at AGMC — Category-Wise Breakdown

The Tripura Medical Counselling Committee (TRMCC) has issued a notification clarifying how PwD reservation will apply in Round 1 of Tripura's Undergraduate Medical Counselling 2026. Here's what's been confirmed for candidates tracking this counselling process.

What's Been Notified

In accordance with the applicable PwD reservation policy providing 5% horizontal reservation, TRMCC has confirmed that 08 (eight) seats out of the total 160 MBBS seats at Agartala Government Medical College (AGMC) are earmarked for Persons with Disabilities (PwD) candidates in Round 1.

Category-Wise Distribution of the 8 PwD Seats

The notification breaks down exactly how these 8 seats are distributed across categories: 6 seats under UR (Unreserved), 1 seat under SC, and 1 seat under ST, adding up to the total of 8 PwD seats.

Why "Horizontal" Reservation Matters Here

TRMCC has clarified that this PwD reservation is horizontal in nature, meaning it cuts across existing category seats rather than sitting apart from them. A PwD candidate belonging to, say, the SC category competes for the single PwD-SC seat carved from within SC's existing allocation — not from a separate, standalone PwD pool. PwD status doesn't create a new category track; it's adjusted against the category a candidate already belongs to.

What Hasn't Changed

TRMCC has been explicit that all other seats and category-wise distribution mentioned in the published Seat Matrix shall remain unchanged. This notification only clarifies the PwD reservation specifically — it doesn't revise or affect any other part of the seat matrix, UR/SC/ST/OBC allocations, or overall seat count at AGMC.

What This Means for PwD Candidates in Round 1

This notification tells PwD candidates exactly how many seats are available under their specific category combination — 6 under UR, 1 under SC, 1 under ST. Given how small the SC and ST numbers are, competition within each specific PwD-category combination could be sharp even though the overall reservation is a fixed 5%.

What to Do Now

Confirm your category and PwD certification status before choice filling, since eligibility depends on both together, not PwD status alone. Keep your PwD certification documents ready and verified, since horizontal reservation seats face the same verification rigor as any other reserved seat. Cross-check this notification against the full published Seat Matrix for AGMC to see how these 8 seats sit within the broader distribution.

Key Things to Remember

8 out of 160 total MBBS seats at Agartala Government Medical College are reserved for PwD candidates in Round 1, per the applicable 5% horizontal reservation policy.

The category-wise split is UR: 6 seats, SC: 1 seat, ST: 1 seat.

This reservation is horizontal - it's adjusted against each candidate's respective category, not treated as a separate standalone pool.

All other seats and category distributions in the published Seat Matrix remain unchanged.

This article is based on the official notification issued by TRMCC (Ref. No. F.5(6)-DME/NEET/UG/Counselling/2025/, dated 27th August 2026). Candidates should verify further details directly with the Tripura Medical Counselling Committee before participating in the counselling process.