367 MBBS seats vacant after 2nd round added to management quota

367 MBBS seats vacant after 2nd round added to management quota 

TIMES NEWS NETWORK 26.09.2025

Chennai : At least 367 MBBS seats in self-financing colleges and state private universities that were vacant after two rounds of counselling by state selection panel, will be added to management quota seats in the third round of counselling. 

Additionally, 100 seats—50 each from Vivekananda Medical College and St Peters Medical College—awaiting affiliation from state medical university will also be added to the seat matrix, officials said. 

In round 2 results of MBBS/BDS counselling released by state selection panel on Wednesday, NRI seats in several self-financing medical colleges were not allotted as candidates did not opt for seats. This year, the fixation of fees panel, struck down the NRI lapsed seats category, which was created to fill in non-NRI candidates alongside management quota in self-financing medical/dental colleges and state private universities. The selection committee will hence transfer vacant NRI seats to the common pool in management category, allowing students to take these seats at a 30% lower cost. The panel fixed MBBS fees for 2025 in self-financing colleges at ₹15 lakh a year, and fee for NRIs was ₹27 lakh. Until 2024, self-financing colleges were allowed to collect ₹24.5 lakh as NRI fees. Colleges set aside 15% of the seats for NRI category. If these seats were not filled, they were converted into NRI lapse seats, which had ₹21.50 lakh as annual tuition fee. The six seats under the minority quota will be converted only after the institute agrees to convert them into management quota seats, officials added.