# 294 govt paramedical seats vacant in Gujarat, 5th admission round announced 2026-10-24T23:41:19+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The fifth round of admissions to government paramedical courses in Gujarat has been announced to fill 294 seats still vacant after four rounds of counselling. The courses include BSc Nursing, physiotherapy, general nursing and midwifery (GNM), auxiliary nursing and midwifery (ANM), and others. Candidates can submit their choices online until 10am on 26 October. Of the 294 vacant seats across six courses, ANM has the most at 85, followed by GNM with 107, bachelor of physiotherapy with 65, BSc Nursing with 23, bachelor of orthotics and prosthetics with 11, and bachelor in audiology and speech-language pathology with three. Against a total of 2,469 sanctioned seats in government colleges, 2,175 have been filled in the first four rounds. More than 35,000 seats remain vacant in self-financed paramedical colleges, which can now grant direct admissions until the end of October. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The fifth round targets a relatively small fraction of government seats, but the larger story is the 35,000-plus vacancies in self-financed colleges, now left to fill themselves. That delegation shifts pressure from the state admission process to individual institutions, which must attract students on their own before the end of October. How many of those seats actually get filled will show whether the demand-supply gap is in courses or in the affordability of private colleges. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Straight factual reporting of vacancy numbers and round details This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: admission round, ANM, BSc Nursing, GNM, Gujarat, paramedical courses Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/294-govt-paramedical-seats-vacant-in-gujarat-5th-admission-round-announced/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/294-govt-paramedical-seats-vacant-in-gujarat-5th-admission-round-announced/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/