Bhubaneswar: The choice-locking for admissions to MBBS and BDS courses at government and private medical colleges across Odisha will end today (August 23.) The process had started on August 21. After this Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE) committee will announce the provisional allotment of seats in the first round on August 25 and final allotment of the seats in the first round on August 27.
The admission of selected candidates will take place between August 29 and September 3. The seats left vacant will be displayed on September 10.
The admission process is underway for 1,863 MBBS and BDS seats in the state. This year, medical college admission faced delays in the state by over a fortnight due to multiple issues, including the NEET row. A total of 5,421 students have made it to the final merit list that was published by the OJEE committee, based on the NEET ranking, on August 20.
The seat strength in medical colleges in the state this year is 50 more as compared to the previous year, OJEE chairman DP Satpathy told The New Indian Express. The number of seats increased following National Medical Commission’s approval for 50 MBBS seats at Jajati Keshari Government Medical College and Hospital in Jajpur.
Seat statistics
The total medical seats declared for the state excludes 15 per cent All India quota. According to officials, 154 seats are for BDS at SCB Dental College in Cuttack and Hi-Tech Dental College in Bhubaneswar, while the remaining 1,709 are for MBBS in government and private medical colleges.
The private medical colleges – Hi-Tech, Bhubaneswar; Hi-Tech, Rourkela; and DRIEMS, Cuttack – will enroll 350 MBBS students, while the remaining 1,359 are government seats. Out of the government seats, 212 each is there in SCB medical college and hospital (MCH) and MKCG MCH and 170 seats in VIMSAR, Burla.
