On the first day of the four-day centralised medical counselling process, nearly 1,000 candidates, who have qualified National Eligibility-Cum-Entrance Test (NEET)-UG, 2013 for admission into MBBS and BDS courses, on Monday participated in the counselling process conducted by the Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE) here at the Institution of Engineers. The counselling will continue till July 25.
"The counselling is being held for 85% State quota seats, for which about 4,000 students have registered for around 850 MBBS and 150 BDS seats. On the first day, 1,000 students participated in the counselling,” said State Nodal Officer for NEET-UG Sitaram Mahapatra. This year, the counselling would be conducted for 850 MBBS seats, including 100 seats of the newly-established Sardar Raja Medical College at Bhawanipatna in Kalahandi district and 150 BDS seats available in the State, OJEE officials said. As per the Central Government’s new guidelines, 85 per cent seats in medical colleges are reserved for the candidates of respective States and the rest 15 per cent would be filled up according to the all-India rank.