State quota seats in Jagdalpur Medical College have been completely filled but even after the passing of last date for admission, seven seats of all-India quota and Central pool are still vacant.
Now, after taking permission from Director of Medical Education (DME) these seats would be turned into State quota seats and there after seats will be allotted to students on September 30.
Notably, this year number of seats for admission in MBBS course in Jagdalpur Medical College has been doubled to 100 from the existing 50.
During the first counselling very few students were interested in taking admission here but after the upgradation and second and third counselling the situation changed as after the second counselling alone all the State quota seats were filled but as some students had shifted to Raipur and Bilaspur medical colleges due to upgradation and about 40 seats were vacant which were also filled by September 21 after the third counselling.
Now, one seat of Central pool and five seats of All India Quota are vacant even after the passing of the scheduled date for taking admission after the last round of counselling.
According to Medical Education Department officials, these seats would be converted in to state seats, authority of which rests with the Director of Medical Education.
After that these seats will also be allotted to State students on September 30.According to spokesman of Jagdalpur Medical College K l Azad till September 21 93 students have taken admission in the college and information regarding the seven vacant seats belonging to Central and All India pool has been sent to DME who is expected to allot these seats to students of Chhattisgarh after converting it in to State quota seats.