Assam MBBS 2020: More than 10% seats still unfilled in colleges

There are a total number of 7 medical colleges with a total of 1000 seats for MBBS and MDS admission in Assam that takes part in national NEET counselling.

NEET 2020 Counselling: According to the latest reports, more than 10 per cent of BDS and MBBS seats in Assam are still left vacant in medical colleges in the state. This year, students from outside the state have shown low interest in taking admission in the all India quota. This number is astonishing because the first round of state NEET counselling and 2nd round of national NEET counselling has already finished. There are a total number of 7 medical colleges with a total of 1000 seats for MBBS and MDS admission in Assam that takes part in national NEET counselling. Of the total seats still vacant in the state quota, 33 are from MBBS while 45 are from BDS courses. On the other hand, in the central quota, 6 BDS seats are lying vacant while 54 seats are available in MBBS.

The reports suggest that a total of 51 BDS and 87 MBBS seats are still vacant in Assam medical colleges. According to NEET 2020 Counselling schedule, the Directorate of Medical Education commenced the online choice filling for these seats on December 14, 2020. For MBBS, Gauhati Medical College had 28 vacant seats, Diphu Medical College had 17, Assam Medical College had 12, Barpeta Medical College had 8, Silchar Medical College had 10, Tezpur Medical College had 7, and Jorhat Medical College had 5 vacant seats.

Similarly, for BDS, Government Dental College, Silchar had 28 vacant seats, Regional Dental College had 7 and Government Dental College had 16 vacant seats as of December 13, 2020.

The examination controller, Assam Directorate of Medical Education, Dr Anup Kumar Das said, “If seats still remain vacant after the ongoing online choice filling round, a mop-up round will be held where NEET qualified candidates will be enrolled through the offline” Das further added that students who already enrolled will also be able to pick medical colleges in the choice filling round. He said, “Some students have given up their seats after taking admission. They might have got selected in some other colleges of their choice.”

Considering the ongoing pandemic situation, students from outside the state may not have applied as they were hesitant to travel, officials said. 

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