With the Central Government’s approval, the Gujarat State Medical Admission Committee has announced a special vacancy round to fill vacant MBBS and BDS seats. Students seeking to participate in this round will have to pay an additional deposit of Rs 3 lakh.
Only candidates who were not allotted any seat in the previous rounds, including the fourth round, will be eligible to participate. Students who were allotted seats in the fourth round but did not confirm their admission will not be eligible.
88 seats vacant under Gujarat State Quota
A total of 88 seats remain vacant under the Gujarat State Quota in medical and dental courses following Class 12 Science examinations. Of these, 56 seats are in MBBS and 32 in BDS.
The special vacancy round has been announced in accordance with the schedule issued by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) of the Central Government. The state admission committee has commenced the choice-filling process, which will remain open until November 4.
Rs 3 lakh deposit to be forfeited if admission is not confirmed
Eligible students participating in the special round will have to pay a deposit of Rs 3 lakh. If a candidate is allotted a seat but fails to confirm admission, the entire Rs 3 lakh deposit will be forfeited. Additionally, the previously paid deposit of Rs 10,000 will also be forfeited.
Only students who had given their consent and filled in their choices during the fourth round but were not allotted any seat will be eligible for this special round.
Following this round, the fifth round will be conducted only to fill the remaining vacant BDS seats.