412 State Quota Seats Left Before Second Round Of Med Counselling | Bhubaneswar News
Bhubaneswar: After the first round of medical counselling for MBBS and BDS courses, only 412 out of 1,863 state quota seats are left for the second round. Counselling for the second round will be completed by Sept 27. The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is responsible for conducting online counselling for 15 per cent of All India Quota (AIQ) seats for undergraduate (UG) courses.
In Odisha, the remaining 85 per cent of medical seats offered by state-run medical colleges will be managed by the Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE) under the skill development and technical education department.
Odisha has 12 govt medical colleges, one state-run dental college, three private medical colleges, and one private dental college, with a total of 1,950 MBBS seats and 163 BDS seats. OJEE is conducting medical counselling for 1,709 MBBS seats and 154 BDS seats.
In the first round, 1,451 MBBS and BDS seats were filled. OJEE authorities have issued a notice for choice filling and locking for the second round of medical counselling, which will open at midnight on Monday.
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After completing the first round of medical counselling for MBBS/BDS courses in Odisha, only 412 out of 1863 state quota seats remain available for the second round. The Medical Counselling Committee is responsible for managing 15 percent of all India quota seats, while OJEE oversees the remaining state-run medical college seats. The second round concludes by September 27.
Nearly three-fourths of all-India quota MBBS seats in government colleges are vacant after the first round of counselling. Many students opted for a ‘free exit’ to reapply later. Even premium colleges in Chennai, Madurai, and Coimbatore have vacancies. Central institutions and deemed universities displayed varying seat occupancy rates.
Government engineering colleges in Indore have successfully filled nearly 99% of their undergraduate seats following the final round of centralised online counselling. Institutions such as Shri GS Institute of Technology and Science and the Institute of Engineering Technology at Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya achieved high occupancy rates. In contrast, private colleges managed to fill only around 60-70% of their seats.
