1169 MBBS, BDS Seats Vacant in Gujarat After Round 1; Second Counselling Round From August 29
More than 1,100 MBBS and BDS seats go vacant in Gujarat after NEET UG Round 1
Even after the completion of the first round of NEET UG counselling in Gujarat, as many as 1,169 MBBS and BDS seats remain vacant, opening fresh opportunities for medical aspirants in the upcoming admission rounds.
As per the official seat allotment data, 6,827 seats were allotted in the first round of counselling. However, 1,169 candidates did not report, leaving a significant number of seats unfilled across government and private medical and dental colleges.
Breakup of Vacant Seats:
MBBS: 654 seats
BDS: 153 seats
The Admission Committee for Professional Undergraduate Medical Courses (ACPUGMEC) has announced that the second round of Gujarat NEET UG counselling will begin on August 29, 2025. Students will be required to complete the choice filling and locking process afresh for the next round.
These vacancies have emerged as some students chose not to take admission, while others are expected to try for better options in the subsequent rounds.
as per official data, Gujarat currently offers around 6,700 MBBS seats and over 1,200 BDS seats across government, private, and deemed medical colleges. With more than a thousand seats still available, aspirants who could not secure admission in the first round now have another chance. A mop-up round will be held later if seats remain vacant even after Round 2.
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The NEET counselling registration fee varies for different candidate categories. For the AIQ seats and Central Universities, the fee for the General category candidates is INR 1,000 and for the SC, ST, OBC and PwD category candidates, the fee is INR 500. For participating in the NEET counselling process for Deemed Universities, the registration fee for all category candidates is INR 5,000. The registration fee is non-refundable. On the other hand, candidates will have to pay the tuition fee which is refundable. The amount for the General category candidates for the AIQ seats and Central Universities is INR 10,000. For the reserved category candidates, the amount is INR 5,000. For Deemed Universities, the tuition fee to be paid by all category candidates is INR 2,00,000. Those who would not be allotted a seat after the NEET counselling process will be refunded the tuition fee after the conclusion of the counselling rounds.
The NEET counselling process is conducted by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) primarily in online mode. All the steps of the counselling process, including the registration, release of seat matrix, choice filling and locking, and release of the seat allotment result. Only the last and final round, which is the institute reporting, has to be done in offline mode. Herein candidates who have been allotted seats have to visit the institutes for document verification and complete the admission process by paying the requisite fee amount.
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