Gujarat gets 500 medical seats in a week!

Those who wish to pursue MBBS, here is some good news. The state has got approval for 500 medical seats in a week's time from the Medical Council of India (MCI).

The state had received approval for 150 seats each in the Medical College in Sola and Adani Medical College in Bhuj last Thursday.  MCI on Saturday approved 150 medical seats in the new medical college in Ahmedabad, which will be run by Gujarat Cancer Research Society. In addition, 50 seats have been increased in the Medical College in Bhavnagar.

State health minister Jay Narayan Vyas on Sunday said, “Gujarat would probably be the first state in the country to get approval for 500 new medical seats in a year. We are also expecting MCI's approval for the new medical college at Gotri in Vadodara. Next year, 500 more seats will be added to the state's medical education as medical colleges at Patan, Valsad and couple of other institutes will be set up in the state.” “I guarantee that no deserving students will be left out from pursuing medical education because of weak financial condition,” Vyas added.

“In fact, we are receiving offers from banks to open their counters at admission centres to provide education loans to deserving candidates. The state has taken up the mission to ensure that not a single deserving student from Gujarat has to go to other state for medical education,” he said.ic