Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Congress has strongly condemned the National Medical Commission and the Central Government for the ongoing delay in medical admissions in Gujarat, which has affected over 81,000 NEET-qualified students. Congress spokesperson Dr Doshi accused the NMC of inefficiency and staff shortages, which have caused the medical admission process to stall, leaving thousands of aspiring medical students in uncertainty.
Dr Doshi also criticized the Centre for not taking prompt action and called out the slow decision-making by both the NMC and the Union Government. He emphasized that unless admissions begin soon, many students may miss out on opportunities in critical fields like dentistry, Ayurveda, homoeopathy, and Unani medicine despite being eligible.
The state of Gujarat has 41 medical colleges with 7,250 MBBS seats, along with 17 dental colleges with 1,255 seats, 44 ayurvedic colleges with 3,473 seats, and 148 homoeopathy colleges with 16,538 seats. The Congress leader noted that this delay also affects newly approved institutions, mentioning that two colleges have already dropped out of the admission process due to the delays. He wanted that if the situation isn’t resolved soon, students’ futures could be at serious risk, and Gujarat may miss the opportunity to fill the medical seats in the current academic year.
