Summary:
The 16 per cent reserved seats for socially and educationally backward classes (SEBC) quotas works out to 156 while 10 per cent total reserved seats for economically weaker section (EWS) quota is 97. Of a total 972 post-graduate (MD/MS) seats in government medical colleges across the state, only 233 seats are available for open category students, while 2,024 students have qualified from the category. Medical students seeking admission to post-graduate courses in the state are planning to hold peaceful protests in Mumbai and Pune on Wednesday to protest against the 76 per cent reservation in these courses, leaving few seats available for open category students. In protest, the students, along with parents, will take to the streets of Mumbai and Pune on Wednesday. This leaves only 233 seats in the open category..