The Jammu and Kashmir Board of Professional Entrance Examinations (JK BOPEE) has scheduled fresh counselling on January 24 to accommodate 50 students affected by the revocation of recognition of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence (SMVDIME).
According to a notification uploaded on the Board’s website, the 50 supernumerary seats will be allocated strictly on the basis of NEET-UG merit and candidates’ preferences among the seven newly established government medical colleges in the Union Territory.
Following the recent controversy and closure of SMVDIME, JK BOPEE had informed stakeholders that it would conduct fresh counselling for MBBS admissions and that the allocation of supernumerary seats for the affected students would be decided at the government level.
The clarification followed a letter from the J&K Health and Medical Education Department seeking intervention to relocate the students of SMVDIME.
Supernumerary seats are additional seats created beyond the normal intake, often to ensure fair representation or to address exceptional circumstances.
Earlier this month, the National Medical Commission’s Medical Assessment and Rating Board withdrew the letter of permission granted to SMVDIME for failing to meet minimum standards.
It was previously stated that students admitted to the institute during recent counselling rounds would be accommodated in other institutions in Jammu and Kashmir against supernumerary seats.
The NMC decision sparked strong political reactions, with mainstream leaders describing it as a move to “destroy the future of young and aspiring students.”
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti, her daughter Iltija Mufti, and Pulwama MLA Waheed Parra have all criticised the revocation of SMVDIME’s recognition.
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