Overview
- The National Medical Commission revoked the Letter of Permission for SMVDIME’s 2025–26 MBBS course this week, citing serious infrastructure deficiencies.
- Inspectors had granted approval in September, allowing the Katra institute to admit 50 students before classes began in early November.
- Institute staff directed the first batch to vacate on Friday, and students left campus and returned home.
- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said the 50 students will be accommodated in other colleges and called for accountability for the disruption.
- Students fear academic loss after a late start and reported protests over the cohort’s demographics, while several said campus life centered on studies with supportive faculty.