ANTCC Campaign Committee Chairman Flags Vacant Quota Seats in Mainland Institutions

Tarun Karthick

Sri Vijaya Puram, 23 August 2025

Mr. TSG Bhasker, Chairman of the Campaign Committee of the Andaman & Nicobar Territorial Congress Committee (ANTCC), has expressed critical concern over the recurring non-utilization of quota seats reserved for college students of the A&N Islands in Pondicherry Central University and different affiliated establishments throughout mainland India.

In a letter to the Chief Secretary of the A&N Administration, Mr. Bhasker identified that a number of seats in skilled programs together with Engineering, Medical, Law and Veterinary Sciences stay vacant yearly, both on account of lack of understanding or last-minute withdrawals by candidates.

Highlighting the acute scarcity of veterinary docs within the islands, he notably pressured the necessity to tackle vacancies in veterinary programs. “Many eligible students are deprived of pursuing veterinary education simply because they are not informed of the available opportunities,” he famous.

Mr. Bhasker urged the Administration to undertake a proactive mechanism to make sure that all reserved seats are utilized. He prompt measures comparable to improved outreach, profession counselling, and higher coordination with the involved instructional establishments.

He additionally really useful shut collaboration between the A&N Administration, Pondicherry Central University, and different mainland faculties to watch allotments and stop future vacancies.

Concluding his attraction, Mr. Bhasker emphasised that such alternatives are important each for the skilled development of island college students and for addressing important service gaps within the Union Territory.