FIRST ROUND OF ADMISSION

362 PG medical, 118 dental seats vacant

TIMES NEWS NETWORK  96.05.2020

Ahmedabad: After first round of admission for colleges offering postgraduate (PG) medical courses, 362 seats remain vacant for MD, MS and PG diploma courses while 118 lie vacant in PG dental surgery. This has necessitated another round of admission.

The first round was done for 1,371 seats for MD, MS and PG diploma courses and 362 PG dental courses by the Admission Committee for Professional Postgraduate Medical Courses (ACPPGMC).

Given the prevailing situation where a nationwide lockdown has been imposed to curb the spread of Covid-19 pandemic, the admission committee had made certain changes in the admission procedure. For form filling process, the selected candidates were required to pay only a part of the admission fees.

Keeping in view the lockdown situation, the committee took permission from the government to allow the candidates to travel with one guardian and a driver to the college allocated to them.