Medical admissions to begin from June 12 in Gujarat

The Admission Committee for Professional Undergraduate Medical Educational Courses (ACPUGMEC), the nodal agency conducting admissions in Gujarat, will begin the online admissions to MBBS, BDS and other medical education courses in the state from June 12.

The registration for online application forms for the admission to medical, dental, homeopathy, Ayurvedic and Naturopathy colleges will be open till June 19 and students will be able to purchase the PIN from Axis bank branches between 12.00 pm to 7.00 pm. Whereas, the holding centre can be accessible from June 13 to June 20.

Candidates who want to apply in local quota seats of NHL Municipal medical college Ahmedabad or Surat Municipal Institute of Medical Education & Research must obtain a certificate that student is a local student of Ahmedabad or Surat city from deans of respective institutes.

The document verification at help centers will remain closed on public holidays and Sundays. For NRI candidates, after online application, they have to submit demand draft of Rs 10,000 payable to ACPUGMEC.

Officials said this year there has been an increase in the number of seats in the state as the Medical Council of India (MCI) has approved a new medical college at Palanpur in Banaskantha district and 370 additional seats in the state.