Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said that the Union Territory’s government will help students affected by the closure of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence by accommodating them in other institutes through supernumerary seats, PTI reported.
These are additional seats created in an education institute over and above the intake approved by an authority.
The National Conference leader also said that accountability must be fixed if standards were not maintained at the institute.
Abdullah’s announcement came two days after the National Medical Commission withdrew approval for the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence in Reasi district to run its MBBS course for the academic year 2025-’26.
The regulatory body for medical education cited deficiencies in its infrastructure, including faculty strength and clinical material, for the withdrawal.
There had been protests at the institute in December after the release of the first admissions list for its MBBS programme by the Jammu and Kashmir Board of Professional Entrance Examinations. Of the 50 candidates selected for the institute’s first MBBS batch, 44 were Muslims from Kashmir and six were Hindus from Jammu.
Of the six Hindu candidates, only three reportedly joined the course.
The protests had been led by the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Sangharsh Samiti, with members of the Bharatiya Janata Party,…
Source: Students hit by Vaishno Devi medical college closure to be accommodated in other institutes: J&K CM
