Overview
- J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said the UT will create supernumerary seats to relocate the inaugural batch of 50 MBBS students to nearby government colleges.
- The NMC’s Medical Assessment and Rating Board withdrew the Letter of Permission after a January 2 inspection flagged gaps in faculty strength, clinical material and infrastructure.
- Faculty and students dispute the findings and allege the decision bypassed due process, saying a show-cause notice and chance to rectify were not provided.
- The action follows weeks of protests by the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Sangharsh Samiti and allied groups over a first cohort largely comprising Kashmiri Muslim students admitted on NEET merit.
- Hindu nationalist organisations, including the VHP, welcomed the revocation on religious grounds, while Abdullah urged accountability from the university leadership, including the Chancellor.