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- Maharashtra has become the last state to abolish the institutional quota round for medical admissions, under which private colleges filled leftover seats independently.
- All medical and dental undergraduate admissions will now happen only through online centralised admission process rounds, including stray vacancy rounds.
- The government has also imposed a two-year ban on candidates who block seats in admission rounds and then fail to report or join.
- The changes, made after a 10-year revision of admission rules, aim to make admissions more transparent and merit-based, aligning with earlier National Medical Commission directions.
What to watch next
- Whether private medical colleges challenge the gazette in court, as skeptics anticipate
- How the stray vacancy rounds operate in practice to fill seats left vacant after CAP rounds
- Implementation of the two-year ban on candidates who block seats and do not report
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