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CHENNAI: The directorate of medical education has applied for at least 157 additional postgraduate seats in nine state-run medical colleges across Tamil Nadu. We want to add at least 100 UG seats either through new medical colleges or by increasing seats in existing colleges. Government Villupuram Medical College, which has 100 UG seats, has applied for 53 PG seats. “By 2023, almost all our medical colleges will have postgraduate courses as it has become mandatory now,” he added.The MCI has made it mandatory for all colleges offering MBBS to start postgraduate courses by 2020-21. “We have nearly 2,900 undergraduate MBBS seats now..