India, Dec. 23 -- After completion of eight rounds of the admission process of AYUSH courses in Maharashtra, 178 seats are still vacant across courses in BAMS, BHMS and BUMS colleges, despite multiple rounds of counselling.

CET cell officials confirmed: "Maharashtra has 210 AYUSH colleges with a total intake capacity of 16,732 seats. Of these, 14,392 seats were allotted through the counselling process, and 14,286 students have confirmed their admissions so far. After the SVR-4 stage and completion of Round 8, 178 seats remain unfilled".

The official data clearly indicate a strong preference among students for government Ayurveda colleges. In the state's 22 government BAMS colleges, a total of 1,847 seats were available. Out of these, 1,...