MCC finally declares seat matrix for medical PG

MCC finally declares seat matrix for medical PG

Sudha Shenoy, a parent representative, said, "As expected, the seat matrix was delayed for medical PG admissions. More so, there are more seats in deemed Uuniversities overall than in government colleges."

Written by Pallavi Smart  10.11.2024 

There are 25,791 seats available for grabs for round 1 of the 2024 medical PG admissions. This is 820 more than last year's 24,971 seats. (File image)

After a prolonged delay, the seat matrix for medical post-graduation (PG) admissions has finally been declared by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC). There are 25,791 seats available for grabs for round 1 of the 2024 medical PG admissions. This is 820 more than last year’s 24,971 seats.

According to the admission schedule declared by MCC on November 1, the seat matrix was scheduled to be out on November 7, following which students were to get 10 days to file their choices of colleges in order of preference. However, it was not declared Saturday evening, which had led to candidates growing concerned as they had been waiting for PG admissions to start.

Sudha Shenoy, a parent representative, said, “As expected, the seat matrix was delayed for medical PG admissions. More so, there are more seats in deemed Uuniversities overall than in government colleges.”

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As the medical PG admissions were already delayed, thousands of aspirants had heaved a sigh of relief when MCC declared the admissions schedule last week on November 1. However, there was a delay as the seat matrix which was expected to be out on November 7 was not declared by November 9.

“And since there was no communication from the MCC, students were staring at uncertainty, until the seat matrix was finally out on Saturday evening,” said a candidate.

There has been a reduction of 335 seats in the All India Quota (AIQ) Government Medical Colleges (GMC), which according to parents significantly impacts students who rely on these affordable seats determined by state government regulations.

Another parent representative, Brijesh Sutaria also pointed out how the largest increase in seats is in a category which is largely inaccessible to a majority of students. The largest increase is seen in deemed medical colleges, with 537 additional seats. “However, the fees for these seats are often prohibitively high, making them inaccessible to many students,” Sutaria said, adding that the actual seat increase appears to fall short of what was promised. “The government had promised an increase of around 4,087 seats in PG medical courses for 2024-2025,” said Sutaria.

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