.New Delhi: A total of 7,617 candidates, including 2,705 females, have qualified the AIIMS-MBBS 2018 entrance examination, the results of which were declared on Tuesday.
The examination was held on May 26 and 27 for 800 seats in nine All India Institutes of Medical Sciences.
The first three positions have been secured by female candidates this year.
Those who have qualified the examination are eligible for online counselling for admission to AIIMS.
"Out of a total of 4,52,931 eligible candidates, 3,74,520 candidates appeared in the examination," AIIMS said in a statement.
Only four times the number of seats available in each category will be available in the first round of online counselling. If the seats remain vacant after the initial round, the counselling will be opened to other eligible candidates.
The top 100 candidates represent 43 cities from 20 states or Union territories, according to the statement.
There are 100 seats each in AIIMS in Delhi, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Jodhpur, Patna, Raipur, and Rishikesh and 50 seats each in AIIMS in Mangalagiri (Andhra Pradesh) and Nagpur.
The examination was held online and in four shifts over two days. It was conducted at 316 centres in 154 cities across 29 states and three Union territories.
From this year, the counselling will be conducted online except for the open round of counselling.
AIIMS has advised the candidates to visit www.aiimsexams.org for regular updates.
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