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State medical seats reduced by 50 to 1,813 this year: OJEE
The New Indian Express Sambalpur
|August 02, 2025
MEDICAL seats in the state have been reduced to 1,813 – 50 less than last year – as the admission process for the ensuing 2025-26 academic session has commenced from July 30.
The Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE) on Friday said the number has come down as the National Medical Commission has slashed the MBBS seat stretch of DRIEMS Institute of Health Sciences and Hospital from 100 to 50 this year.
Last year, admission had taken place for 1,863 seats including 1,709 MBBS and 154 BDS. However, the MBBS seat strength this year has been reduced to 1,659, an OJEE official said.
This story is from the August 02, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Sambalpur.
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