How many seats are there in medical and engineering in the country? The government has given its answer. It has also been told by the government that how many seats are remaining vacant every year.
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How many seats are there in engineering and how many seats are there in medical in India? In how many of these seats are students studying and how many are still lying vacant. Central Govt. This information has been given by. Minister of State for Education Dr. Subhash Sarkar gave information about vacant seats in engineering in Rajya Sabha, while Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya gave information about the vacant number of medical seats in the country. The number of vacant seats in medical and engineering is quite shocking.
Minister of State for Education Dr. Subhash Sarkar said that the number of undergraduate seats in engineering colleges has decreased during the last five years. Similarly, the number of vacant seats has also increased. The same is the case with undergraduate and postgraduate seats in medical colleges. The thing to note here is that entrance exam is organized every year for admission in medical colleges and engineering colleges. The number of students appearing for these entrance tests is also increasing every year.
Number of vacant seats in engineering
The year | total seats | vacant seats |
2021-22 | 12,53,337 | 4,21,203 |
2020-21 | 12,86,545 | 5,66,538 |
2019-20 | 13,28,247 | 5,87,314 |
2018-19 | 13,95,345 | 6,78,932 |
2017-18 | 14,65,873 | 7,22,112 |
Looking at the figures, it is known that in the last five years, there were the least number of vacant seats last year. Minister of State for Education, Dr. Subhash Sarkar told that there are many reasons behind the seats remaining vacant, which include location, academic and infrastructure as well as placement. Students keep these factors in mind for admission.
How many seats are vacant in postgraduate?
At the same time, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya gave information about the undergraduate and postgraduate medical seats in the Rajya Sabha. He told that every year NEET UG exam is organized by the National Testing Agency (NTA). The number of students who appeared for the NEET UG exam in 2021 was 15,44,273, while in 2022, 17,64,571 students appeared for the exam.
Number of vacant seats in PG
The year | vacant seats |
2021-2022 | 3,744 |
2020-2021 | 1,425 |
2019-2020 | 4,614 |
Number of vacant seats in UG
The year | vacant seats |
2021-2022 | 197 |
2019-2020 | 273 |
2018-2019 | 274 |
There are 96,077 MBBS seats in the country, out of which 51,712 are in government medical colleges while 44,365 are in private medical colleges. At the same time, the number of postgraduate medical seats in the country is 49,790, out of which 30,384 are in government medical colleges, while 19,406 are in private medical colleges.
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