The Jammu and Kashmir Board of Professional Entrance Examinations on Thursday announced that it would call students of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence for counselling on Friday for allotment of colleges, The Indian Express reported.
This came a day after the board said it could not conduct fresh counselling for the 2025-’26 MBBS session and had asked the Jammu and Kashmir government to admit the students to other institutions on its own.
On January 6, the National Medical Commission withdrew the permission for the institute to conduct an MBBS course for the academic year 2025-’26. While the commission cited infrastructural deficiencies and faculty shortages, the decision came against the backdrop of protests by Hindutva groups questioning why 44 of the 50 students were Muslims.
The decision left the 50 MBBS students who had been admitted to the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence without a college.
According to the fresh notification issued by the board, the students will be accommodated in seven government medical colleges of the Union Territory. Of the 50 students, 22 will be adjusted in three colleges in the Kashmir region and 28 in four colleges in the Jammu region, The Indian Express reported.
The National Medical Commission, while withdrawing the nod for the MBBS course, had asked...
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