Chandigarh, Sept. 7 -- After a month's delay, the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, commenced the first round of MBBS course counselling for the 2025-26 session on Friday. This was followed by the BHMS counselling on Saturday. The counselling process is being held for students from the UT pool.

The college administration has included an additional three seats for Other Backward Classes (OBC) reservation, bringing the total number of seats to 153. This decision follows a Supreme Court order and the Haryana Backward Classes Act, which was extended to Chandigarh via a Ministry of Home Affairs notification in August 2025. The medical college had previously opened its portal for students of the OBC category from Augus...