MUMBAI: MBBS aspirants have 200 more seats to choose from in government medical colleges and 50 more in private this year.
While National Medical Commission’s sanction for four new government colleges was expected for this academic session, so far only the colleges at Satara and Alibaug got a nod, taking the total government seats in state to 4,530. Students are eagerly waiting for the seats to go up by 200 more at locations in Pune and Sindhudurg. Admissions to medical colleges are likely to start later this month. This year, 2.1 lakh students appeared for NEET-UG from the state, of which 46% qualified in the test.In private colleges, too, 50 seats have been added to already existing 100 seats at Dr Punjabrao Bhausaheb Deshmukh Memorial Medical College, and 50 more are expected at a couple of more colleges, including KJ Somaiya Medical College.
Overall, the total seats in private colleges available so far is 2,320. The numbers may go up by 100 more. More than 95,000 students will be competing for a few thousand seats for admissions in government and private colleges.
A government official said that there have been technical delays during the pandemic in getting the NMC sanction.
