Hyderabad: About 100 MBBS seats in the state’s private medical colleges are currently vacant, as reported by Kaloji Narayan Health University sources.
These vacancies include both NRI quota seats and a few B-category seats. The university had conducted mop-up rounds and had initially set aside 128 seats to be filled using the stray vacancy method, but there hasn’t been much interest from potential candidates.
While this situation is not uncommon, these vacant seats have raised concerns. In the past, physical counseling sessions were conducted to fill these seats, but this year, the National Medical Commission (NMC) issued orders to manage seat recruitment online, avoiding physical counseling.
Out of the 4,825 MBBS seats in private medical colleges, 723 seats are allocated to NRI quotas. In addition, 50% of seats are filled under the convenor quota in government medical colleges. Government medical colleges also have 15% of their seats allocated under the all-India quota.
The reasons for these vacancies are complex, and it’s important to ensure that these seats are eventually filled. The state’s medical colleges will need to address these issues to avoid leaving medical education opportunities unutilized.
