The Chhattisgarh Government has made important changes to the rules for medical postgraduate admissions for 2025. According to a new notification, the system now divides seats into two equal parts, 50% reserved for institutional candidates and 50% open for merit-based selection. The institutional quota is only for candidates who have completed their MBBS from colleges recognized by the National Medical Commission within Chhattisgarh or those serving as in-service medical officers.

 

Admissions under this category will be purely on merit. The other 50% of seats will be filled through open merit based on state rankings, without any institutional preference. State reservation rules will apply equally to both categories. If any seats reserved under the institutional quota remain vacant after the mop-up round, these will be added to the open merit pool. The notification also clarifies the priority for state quota admissions. First preference goes to candidates who graduated from colleges affiliated with Pt Deendayal Upadhyay Memorial Health Sciences and Ayush University or those working in government medical jobs.

 

Candidates from other institutions will only be considered after these groups. Current rules preventing candidates from choosing the same subject and institution again in later admission rounds will continue. Speaking to ‘The Hitavada’, Dr Rakesh Gupta, Chairman of Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee (CPCC) Medical Cell, said, “This amendment places Chhattisgarh in an exceptional situation where nearly three fourths of PG seats move out of institutional reach for local MBBS graduates.

 

When combined with the All India Quota, which takes up 50% of total seats, the institutional reservation effectively reduces to just 25% of the total seats. No other state follows such a structure, and it sharply restricts the progression pathway meant for students trained within state system. The decision directly affects the retention and strengthening of our local medical workforce, and its wider implications need urgent clarification from medical education department.”