More than 36,000 seats in nursing and allied medical courses across Gujarat remain vacant despite the completion of the sixth round of admissions for the 2026-27 academic year.
According to data released by the Admission Committee for Gujarat Professional Nursing and Allied Medical Educational Courses (GPNAMEC) on Friday, only 17,039 of the 53,226 approved seats have been allotted, leaving 36,187 seats unfilled.
The sixth round of admissions covered several courses, including BSc Nursing, Bachelor of Physiotherapy (BPT), General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM), Auxiliary Nurse Midwifery (ANM), Orthotics and Prosthetics, and Bachelor of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (BASLP).
A total of 2,952 students participated in the choice-filling process during this round. Of these, 258 students received fresh seat allotments, while 62 were allotted different seats from their previous selections. Another 16,719 students retained their earlier allotments.
The highest number of vacant seats was recorded in GNM courses at self-financed institutions, where 13,840 of the 20,615 approved seats remain unfilled.
BSc Nursing courses at self-financed institutions reported the second-highest vacancies, with 10,619 of the 14,760 seats remaining vacant.Self-financed institutions also reported 8,807 vacant seats in ANM courses and 2,732 in BPT programmes.
The remaining vacancies included 167 seats in Orthotics (BO), 13 in BASLP and nine in BNYS.In contrast, all approved seats across the listed courses at government institutions have been filled.