300 MBBS seats still vacant for 4th round

Mumbai: Almost 300 MBBS seats are up for grabs in government and private colleges in the state for the fourth and final round in the state. A majority of these are in private colleges, but government colleges too have over 30 seats. Some of the private colleges with higher fees have more vacant seats after three rounds of counselling conducted by the state's CET cell.
Among government colleges only the ones at Solapur and Sindhudurg have four and three vacant seats respectively. Most others have one or two seats vacant for the final round. The state's CET cell closed the registration process and choice filling for the final stray vacancy round on Friday. Candidates without seats were eligible for admission in this round.
Of the 3,170 MBBS seats in private colleges, 261 were vacant for the stray round. Among private colleges, Palghar's Vedantaa Institute of Medical Sciences has the highest number of vacant seats. Of the 150 seats in the college, 106 were vacant after three rounds of admission. The college, set up under the Companies Act, also charges the highest fees among private colleges in the state - over Rs 16 lakh per annum. In government dental colleges, 52 seats are vacant. Of the 2,400 seats in private dental colleges, 566 were vacant after three rounds.