Punjab Upgrade Intelligence
Most students who freeze their Round 1 seat never find out what floating could have won them. These are real round-by-round outcomes for Punjab state counselling — who upgraded, how often, and where they landed.
Upgrade patterns — Punjab state counselling, 2025, EWS category (ranks 9,847–1,05,430). 1 of 15 multi-round students upgraded (6.7% upgrade rate). 0 went BDS→MBBS; 0 reached a govt seat. Top upgrade destinations: Punjab Government Dental College & Hospital, Amritsar.
Upgrade patterns — Punjab state counselling, 2025, General category (ranks 77–8,57,133). 107 of 361 multi-round students upgraded (29.6% upgrade rate). 4 went BDS→MBBS; 0 reached a govt seat. Top upgrade destinations: Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences, Jalandhar, Gian Sagar Medical College & Hospital, Patiala, Guru Govind Singh Medical College, Faridkot.
Upgrade patterns — Punjab state counselling, 2025, Other category (ranks 106–13,16,028). 37 of 248 multi-round students upgraded (14.9% upgrade rate). 3 went BDS→MBBS; 0 reached a govt seat. Top upgrade destinations: Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences, Jalandhar, Gian Sagar Medical College & Hospital, Patiala, Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana.
Upgrade patterns — Punjab state counselling, 2024, Other category (ranks 77–13,84,329). 69 of 200 multi-round students upgraded (34.5% upgrade rate). 0 went BDS→MBBS; 0 reached a govt seat. Top upgrade destinations: Dr B R Ambedkar State Institute of Medical Sciences, SAS Nagar , Mohali, Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Bhatinda, Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana.
Upgrade patterns — Punjab state counselling, 2022, General category (ranks 1,10,454–8,53,646). 0 of 0 multi-round students upgraded. 0 went BDS→MBBS; 0 reached a govt seat.
Upgrade rate = share of multi-round students whose final allotment beat their Round 1 seat. Every figure above is a direct count from tracked student journeys — not a projection.
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