Ahmedabad: The fifth round of admissions to govt paramedical courses, including BSc Nursing, physiotherapy, general nursing and midwifery (GNM) and auxiliary nursing and midwifery (ANM), has been announced to fill 294 seats still vacant after four rounds of counselling, sources said.Candidates can fill their choices online until 10am on Oct 26 for admission to the vacant seats in govt colleges.Of the 294 vacant seats across six courses, ANM accounts for the highest number at 85, followed by GNM with 107, bachelor of hysiotherapy (BPT) with 65, BSc Nursing with 23, bachelor of orthotics and prosthetics (BOP)with 11 and bachelor in audiology and speech-language pathology (BASLP) with three.Against a total of 2,469 sanctioned seats across these courses in govt colleges, 2,175 seats have been filled in the first four rounds, leaving 294 seats vacant. The fourth round was recently conducted to fill the remaining vacancies in govt institutions.Meanwhile, more than 35,000 seats remain vacant in self-financed paramedical colleges. The authority to fill these seats has now been delegated to the colleges, which can grant direct admissions to students until the end of Oct.
