The Medical Counselling Committee included 948 vacant seats in its special stray vacancy round, yet candidates accepted only 537 allotments. Vacancies were heavily clustered in specific private medical colleges where annual fees jumped from Rs 15 lakh to between Rs 25 lakh and Rs 30 lakh. A health ministry official noted that administrators conducted five total counselling rounds, but excessive expenses continue to prevent students from claiming available positions.
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Government medical colleges and established private institutions experienced full enrollm…: Government medical colleges and established private institutions experienced full enrollment without leaving unclaimed vacancies.
Officials organized a fifth counselling round exceeding Supreme Court directives in an un…: Officials organized a fifth counselling round exceeding Supreme Court directives in an unsuccessful attempt to fill the remaining seats.
Health ministry officials warned that private medical colleges must reassess fee structur…: Health ministry officials warned that private medical colleges must reassess fee structures and quality standards to keep education affordable.
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NEW DELHI: As many as 411 MBBS seats remained unallotted even after the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) conducted a special stray vacancy round, with the high fee structure in private medical colleges potentially being one of the factors behind the seats remaining unfilled. Of the 948 vacant MBBS seats included in the special round's seat matrix, only 537 were allotted, leaving 411 unfilled. These vacancies raise questions about the affordability of medical education, particularly in private colleges where fees can run into lakhs of rupees.
High costs may have deterred some NEET-qualified candidates from opting for these seats, although the allotment data does not establish the reasons for individual choices.A health ministry official said last year, only around 60-70 MBBS seats had remained vacant. "SC had directed us to conduct four rounds of counselling, but we conducted a fifth round as well. Despite that, more than 400 seats remain without allotments.""In many institutions, fees that were around at Rs 15 lakh have increased to Rs 25 lakh to Rs 30 lakh. Govt medical college seats and those in reputed private…
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