50 MBBS Students Reallocated to Govt Medical Colleges in J&K After NMC Action

Fifty MBBS students who were provisionally admitted to the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence (SMVDIME) in Katra will be reallocated to government medical colleges in Jammu and Kashmir after regulatory action against the private institution. This move follows the withdrawal of the medical college’s approval to run the MBBS programme for the 2025–26 academic year by the National Medical Commission (NMC), which cited non-compliance with regulatory standards. Under directions from the Health and Medical Education Department, the Jammu and Kashmir Board of Professional Entrance Examinations (JKBOPEE) conducted a physical counselling round to allocate these 50 affected candidates against supernumerary seats in various government-run medical colleges across the Union Territory.

Reallocation Across Seven Government Medical Colleges

The reallocation will place the students in government institutions with available supernumerary seats to ensure continuity of their medical education. The selected candidates will be accommodated in the following medical colleges:

• Government Medical College, Anantnag – 8 seats
• Government Medical College, Baramulla – 7 seats
• Government Medical College, Doda – 7 seats
• Government Medical College, Handwara – 7 seats
• Government Medical College, Kathua – 7 seats
• Government Medical College, Rajouri – 7 seats
• Government Medical College, Udampur – 7 seats

Students reallocated through this process have NEET UG ranks ranging roughly from 46,995 to 69,800 and scored between 486 and 505 marks in the entrance examination.

Reporting and Admission Formalities

Reallocated students are required to report to their respective government medical colleges by 29 January 2026 and complete the admission formalities, including document verification and submission of essential certificates such as Date of Birth, Class 10 and Class 12 marksheets, domicile certificate, and the NEET UG scorecard. College authorities have also been advised to communicate any shortfall in reporting or documentation to JKBOPEE by 29 January 2026 before the evening deadline, along with signed hard copies of the shortfall statements.

Background Behind the Reallocation

The SMVDIME had initially been granted permission to run an MBBS course with 50 seats for the 2025–26 academic session, but the NMC’s Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB) later withdrew this decision after a surprise inspection found serious deficiencies in infrastructure, faculty, and clinical facilities that failed to meet required standards. The withdrawal of approval meant that the admissions could not continue at the private medical college, prompting the government and counselling authorities to ensure that no student lost their seat. Under regulatory norms, the affected students were therefore placed into supernumerary quotas in recognised government medical colleges to safeguard their academic progression.