Ahmedabad: The Admission Committee for Professional Diploma Courses (ACPDC), Gujarat, has completed Round-1 admissions for the academic year 2026-27 across 31 govt, five grant-in-aid and 113 self-financed institutes.According to data released by the committee, govt institutes, with a total intake of 23,238 seats (including EWS), recorded a strong response, with 20,435 seats allotted and 17,080 admissions confirmed — an allotment rate of 87.9% and confirmation rate of 73.5%.Self-financed institutes, however, saw a lukewarm response. Of the 38,531 seats on offer, only 11,557 were allotted and 8,709 admissions confirmed, translating to an allotment rate of 30% and confirmation rate of 22.6%.Overall, of the 61,769 seats available across the state, 31,992 were allotted in Round-1.The data points to a clear student preference for govt institutes over private, self-financed colleges, with a large number of seats — particularly in private institutes — still lying vacant. These are likely to be filled in subsequent rounds.
