SUBHASH MISHRA
Dhanbad, April 18: 13 MBBS seats remain unfilled in four of the state’s five government-owned medical colleges after three rounds of admission, including the mop-up round.
According to official records of the health department’s medical education section, all 100 seats have been filled up only at Phulo Jhano Medical College Hospital (PJMCH) Dumka.
The Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College Hospital (MGMMCH) in Jamshedpur and the Sheikh Bhikhari Medical College Hospital (SBMCH) in Hazaribagh both have five seats available. Both institutes have a total of 100 MBBS seats each.
Shahid Nirmal Mahto Medical College Hospital( SNMMCH) Dhanbad has two vacant seats while Medinirai Medical College Hospital (MMCH) Palamu has only one. Palamu medical college has 100 MBBS seats while Dhanbad medical college has only 50.
Dr Arun Kumar, the principal of PJMCH said that all 100 seats, including state, central government and all India (NEET) quotas have been filled up in his institution. “However, in other medical colleges of the state, where seats are still vacant, they will be filled up too in the Stray Vacancy Round,” said Arun Kumar, who is also the director of the medical education wing of the health department.
Dr Shailendra Kumar, principal of MMCH Palamu said that one seat that is reserved for an economically backward candidate is vacant in his institution. “Though a candidate had appeared for admission, he was sent back due to a suspicious certificate. However, we hope it will be filled up in the Stray Vacancy Round,” he said.
SNMMCH Dhanbad principal Dr Jyotiranjan Prasad and admission in-charge Dr Ganesh Kumar said that one seat reserved for disabilities and another for ST are still vacant. “So far, no candidate has turned up for the reserved seat for Scheduled Tribe (ST). However, these two are expected to be filled up in the final round,” said Dr Ganesh Kumar. Notably, SNMMCH has only 50 MBBS seats.
MGMMCH Jamshedpur principal Dr KN Singh and SBMCH Hazaribagh principal Dr SK Singh informed that five seats are still vacant in their institutions. However, both the principals could not tell how many seats of state or all India quota were vacant in the institutions as they were out of office.
