Vacant MBBS and BDS seats prompted the Directorate of Medical Education and Training (DMET) to start the process for a third round of counseling, which began on Monday.
DMET Joint Director Dr Umakant Satapathy informed the media that 248 seats for MBBS and BDS courses in both Government and private medical colleges are vacant after second round of counselling.
While in the SCB Medial College, Cuttack, 26 MBBS and 25 BDS seats are vacant, MKCG, Brahmapur and VSS Medical College, Burla have vacant MBBS seats of 13 and 25, respectively.
Students were asked to lock their choices on Monday and Tuesday. Allotment of colleges would be done on Wednesday and students would be asked to join their respective colleges on September 17, added Satapathy.