Ahmedabad: Around 12,000 undergraduate and postgraduate seats remain vacant across Gujarat University colleges and departments for 2026-27 academic year, prompting the university to open another admission round under the Gujarat Common Admission Services (GCAS).The fresh round, being conducted through the Vacant Based Seat Counselling (VBSC) process, began on Monday and will remain open till Sep 11. Eligible students can check vacant seats and approach the concerned college, institution or university department during this period.The vacancies are spread across govt, grant-in-aid and other affiliated institutions, covering arts, science, commerce and law. Several prominent colleges, including MG Science College, LD Arts College, HA College of Commerce, Navgujarat College and HK Arts College, have reported unfilled seats.Other institutions with vacancies include CC Sheth College of Commerce, CU Shah Commerce College, CU Shah Arts College, GB Shah Commerce College, GLS University and Government Arts College, Gandhinagar.Vacancies have also been reported in professional and specialised programmes, including BEd, management, aviation, hospitality and travel management courses.Several Gujarat University departments have seats available in subjects such as biochemistry, forensic sciences, botany, bioinformatics, computer science, earth sciences and environmental studies. BK School of Professional and Management Studies and BK Institute of Management have also reported vacancies, along with PG Diploma in Banking and Insurance programme.The additional round is aimed at giving eligible students another opportunity to secure admission while helping institutions fill seats left vacant after the regular admission process.
