25 percent AIQ MBBS seats remain unfilled in Tamil Nadu after 2 rounds of counselling

Chennai: After two rounds of counselling conducted by the Medical Counselling Committee under the Directorate General of Health Services, about a quarter of All India Quota MBBS seats in Government Medical Institutions in Tamil Nadu remain unfilled.

In addition to allotting students to all seats in Central Institutions and Deemed Universities, the Medical Counseling Committee conducts counselling for All India Quota seats in state-run medical colleges. States give up 15% of seats in Government Colleges for admission through the All India Quota system. This year, 835 seats in Government Medical Colleges in Tamil Nadu were published on the seat matrix prior to round one.

50 seats at AIIMS, Madurai and 23 at ESIC Medical College in KK Nagar were among them. According to the rules of reservation and NEET merit, seats are allocated to students in accordance with their predetermined preferences. 213 students took their assigned seats after the first round had ended. The others were given full reign to leave. 619 seats were occupied while 216 were left vacant at the end of round two.

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 According to a TOI report, the total number of seats accessible across different medical institutions in Tamil Nadu amounts to 74. This allocation includes 22 seats at AIIMS, Madurai, 15 seats at Stanley Medical College and Hospital, 14 seats at ESIC Medical College in KK Nagar, 12 seats at Tirunelveli Medical College and Hospital and 11 seats at Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital.

Student counsellor Manickavel Arumugam stated that seats are allocated based on the preferences of the students. He noted that seats in prestigious medical colleges remain unoccupied due to the counselling authorities permitting a free exit during the initial round. In the subsequent round, individuals who opt to withdraw from their allotted seats only forfeit their security deposit but are still eligible to participate in the mop-up round. He emphasized that the counselling duration could be shortened if agencies refrained from allowing exits. He also suggested that students who do not accept their allocated seats should be requested to vacate the counselling process.

In the interim, the State Selection Committee has officially communicated that all available seats within government-affiliated medical colleges have been successfully allocated during the counselling process. State authorities have further conveyed their request to the central government, urging a reconsideration of its stance regarding the non-return of unutilized seats to the state government.

A senior official mentioned that the previous year witnessed the occurrence of six vacant seats in government colleges even after six rounds of counselling. The senior official emphasized the desire to prevent a similar situation of vacant seats from transpiring in the current year.

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