Previously the total seat for MBBS in Assam was 726. This time due to introduction of EWS, which includes 10% of total seats. So Medical colleges were asked if they wants, they can increases their seats by
25%. Previously the seat matrix for Assam MBBS seats were as below.
| GMC, Guwahati | 156 |
|---|---|
| AMC, Dibrugarh | 170 |
| SMC, Silchar | 100 |
| JMC, Jorhat | 100 |
| FAAMC, Barpeta | 100 |
| TMC, Tezpur | 100 |
But after getting the permission, The MBBS seats of Assam increases to 900. Today on 21 June 2019 Himanta Biswa Sharma twitted in his official handle about increment of MBBS seats as
Happy to share~Medical Council of India has sanctioned 174 additional #MBBS seats under Economically Weaker Section quota for 6 medical colleges of Assam, taking total available seats to 900. Will address aspirations of many who wish to pursue medicine.
New Seat Matrix
So, after increasing the seats the seat matrix changeo. The new seat matrix is as below
| GMC, Guwahati | 200 |
|---|---|
| AMC, Dibrugarh | 200 |
| SMC, Silchar | 125 |
| JMC, Jorhat | 125 |
| FAAMC, Barpeta | 125 |
| TMC, Tezpur | 125 |
It's a very good news for the medical aspirent. As the seats increases, the cutoff may be down as expected.
