Bhopal: Just a day after it began, the first round of State Combined Counselling was cancelled by the Directorate of Medical Education (DME) here on Tuesday.
The move came after a letter from the Union ministry of health and family welfare (MoHFW) dental education section, dated Aug 14, 2025 that ordered the cessation of admissions at Guru Govind Singh College of Dental Science and Research Centre, Burhanpur.
The timing of the ministry’s directive – issued four days before counselling began but apparently not acted upon until after allotments were made – has sparked criticism from students and education advocates.
With 100 BDS seats now removed from the matrix, the entire first round of allotments has been scrapped.
“In view of the above the allotment of first round declared on Aug 18 stands cancelled. Fresh allotment result after removing 100 BDS seats in Guru Govind Singh College of Dental Science and Research centre, Burhanpur will be declared on Aug 20 and admission process will restart from 3 PM on Wednesday. All candidates are advised to remain in touch with MPOnline portal and DME website for updates,” DME official said.tnn
