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3,744 PG medical seats remained vacant in 2021-22: Govt

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Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya speaks in the Rajya Sabha during the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament, in New Delhi

New Delhi: Of 60,202 postgraduate medical seats available for 2021-2022, 3,744 remained vacant after counselling, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya informed the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.

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Similarly, of the 92,065 UG seats available in 2021-2022, 197 seats were left vacant for MBBS courses after counselling, the minister said in response to a question.

As per information received from National Testing Agency (NTA), 15,44,273 students had appeared for the NEET-UG examination in 2021 while 17,64,571 appeared in 2022.

Mandaviya further said that 1,425 PG seats were left vacant after counselling in 2020-21, while 4,614 seats in 2019-2020.

He also said that 273 seats had remained vacant for MBBS in 2019-2020 and 274 in 2018-2019.

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