US EditionJ&K BOPEE Faces Dilemma Over MBBS Supernumerary Seats Allocation
JKBOPEE cannot conduct fresh MBBS counselling or allot supernumerary seats for 50 displaced SMVDIME students and urges J&K government to arrange seats with NMC and local colleges.
- JKBOPEE said it cannot conduct new MBBS counselling for 2025-26 because it is not mandated to go beyond the MCC schedule, as of Wednesday.
- Following protests over student religion, the NMC withdrew SMVDIME's MBBS permission on January 6, citing infrastructure and staffing issues.
- Official uploads to the MCC portal confirm data for 1,410 MBBS candidates, including 50 from SMVDIME, has been updated with the last date of joining set as December 31, 2025.
- JKBOPEE urged the Jammu and Kashmir government to allocate fresh supernumerary seats with NMC and colleges, while Peoples Conference chairman Sajjad Gani Lone criticized the government, calling the situation 'unbelievable' and students 'academically stranded.'
- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on January 8 the government would accommodate students near their homes, and the National Medical Commission recommended using supernumerary seats, defined as additional places beyond normal intake.
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Relief for 50 Vaishno Devi college students as counselling set for Jan 24
Jammu: In a major relief for the 50 students affected by the revocation of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence (SMVDIME), the Jammu and Kashmir Board of Professional Entrance Examinations has set January 24 as the fresh date for their counselling to adjust them in seven government-run colleges across the Union Territory. According to a notification uploaded on the Board’s website, the 50 supernumerary seats shall be distri…
J&K BOPEE Faces Dilemma Over MBBS Supernumerary Seats Allocation
J&K BOPEE Faces Dilemma Over MBBS Supernumerary Seats Allocation The Jammu and Kashmir Board of Professional Entrance Examinations (BOPEE) has announced it is unable to conduct fresh counselling for the allocation of MBBS supernumerary seats. This decision comes after the revocation of permission for the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence by the National Medical Commission (NMC) due to failure to meet required standards.In a …
Flip and then a Flop: 50 students of the Vaishno Devi MBBS institute will now be admitted to 7 medical colleges in Jammu, Kashmir
In a major relief for the 50 students affected by the revocation of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence, the Jammu and Kashmir Board of Professional Entrance Examinations has now, suddenly and inexplicably, set January 24 as the fresh date for their counselling to adjust them in seven government-run colleges across the Union Territory. According to a notification uploaded on the board’s website, the 50 supernumerary seats …
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