Overview

• The West Bengal Medical Counselling Committee issued an urgent notice on August 18 suspending MBBS and BDS counselling and admissions until further order.
• Round 1 seat allotment was due on August 20 after 4 pm, with reporting to allotted colleges scheduled for August 21–23.
• The suspension affects 11,178 candidates named in the revised provisional merit list published on August 16 for the 85% state quota.
• Many aspirants had already filled and locked choices under the revised schedule, and authorities have not announced a new timeline.
• Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar criticized the decision on X, as counselling had only recently resumed following court directions tied to OBC reservation.