West Bengal 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 West Bengal state counselling — who upgraded, how often, and where they landed.
Upgrade patterns — West Bengal state counselling, 2024, EWS category (ranks 3,239–10,43,792). 75 of 443 multi-round students upgraded (16.9% upgrade rate). 4 went BDS→MBBS; 0 reached a govt seat. Top upgrade destinations: Burdwan Medical College, Burdwan, Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata, Nilratan Sircar Medical College, Kolkata.
Upgrade patterns — West Bengal state counselling, 2024, General category (ranks 738–11,65,157). 377 of 2,540 multi-round students upgraded (14.8% upgrade rate). 25 went BDS→MBBS; 0 reached a govt seat. Top upgrade destinations: IQ-City Medical College, Burdwan, JMN Medical College, Nadia, KPC Medical College, Jadavpur, Kolkata.
Upgrade patterns — West Bengal state counselling, 2024, OBC category (ranks 2,870–13,94,703). 182 of 976 multi-round students upgraded (18.6% upgrade rate). 14 went BDS→MBBS; 0 reached a govt seat. Top upgrade destinations: Midnapore Medical College, Midnapore, Diamond Harbour Government Medical College and Hospital, West Bengal, Malda Medical College & Hospital, Malda.
Upgrade patterns — West Bengal state counselling, 2024, Other category (ranks 1,15,191–12,91,046). 5 of 36 multi-round students upgraded (13.9% upgrade rate). 0 went BDS→MBBS; 0 reached a govt seat. Top upgrade destinations: Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata, Bankura Sammilani Medical College, Bankura, Govt. Medical College, Kolkata.
Upgrade patterns — West Bengal state counselling, 2024, SC category (ranks 9,167–13,31,105). 270 of 1,038 multi-round students upgraded (26.0% upgrade rate). 11 went BDS→MBBS; 0 reached a govt seat. Top upgrade destinations: Nilratan Sircar Medical College, Kolkata, Midnapore Medical College, Midnapore, RG Kar Medical College, Kolkata.
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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