80% NRI medical seats vacant even after mop-up counselling

It’s no breaking news when we here about the fee hike of Medical colleges all over India. After two rounds of regular counselling and the final mop-up counselling for MBBS seats in deemed universities, nearly 80% of the seats under NRI category are lying vacant, although almost all seats in the management category have been taken. The universities will now be allowed to admit students to these vacant seats after August 27. Now these are the seats where they will make crazy money and give those seat to people who are ready to pay instead to the one who deserve that seat.

Of the 919 NRI quota seats - 15% of the total seats - 731 seats across India were vacant as on Tuesday, according to the New-Delhi based Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Although 176 students were allotted seats under NRI category in round 1, many did not join. In round 2, a total of 95 students were allotted seats and 58 others were allotted during the mop-up. If any of the 153 students, who were allotted seats in the second round and mop up counselling, did not join the respective colleges, they will have to forfeit Rs 2 lakh deposited at the time of registration with DGHS.

Sree Balaji Medical College topped the list with 36 vacant seats and Vinayaka Mission in Salem had the least with 15 seats. "Colleges will now convert these seats to management seats and allot them to students based on their own merit list. There is no guarantee that allotment will be based purely on merit," said R Seetharaman, a parent, whose son is waiting for MBBS admission this year. To such parents we request you to please atleast consider the option of study abroad, its for your own benefit and a better future for you child.

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