After giving go-ahead to starting MBBS course in the newly established Government Medical Colleges of Anantnag and Baramulla, the MCI has now consented for starting this course at Kathua and Rajouri GMCs also.
With the Medical Council of India’s nod for starting thecourse in two more GMCs, a total of 400 MBBS seats will be added this academicyear for aspirants of J&K in all the four colleges from current session,with 100 seats for each college.
Last week, the MCI had written to the state governmentregarding its decision to allow GMC Anantnag and GMC Baramulla to admit theirfirst batches of 100 students each subject to furnishing of undertaking by thePrincipals of these colleges.
Currently, there are 500 MBBS seats in State’s MedicalColleges, 150 each at GMC Srinagar and GMC Jammu and 100 each at SKIMS MedicalCollege Bemina and ASCOMS Jammu.
Due to the limited number of medical colleges in the state,hundreds of aspirants, unable to secure a berth here, seek admission in MedicalColleges in other states and abroad.
An official in health and medical education department saidthat although the formal letter of permission will take about a week, the MCIhad already clearly stated that it had agreed in principle to allow MBBS in thefour of the five new medical colleges of J&K for 2019-20.
While other upcoming medical colleges across India have toallocate 15 percent of their seats to All-India quota, colleges in J&K, theletter states, are exempted from this.
The official said that 50 percent of the seats will bereserved for female candidates as per the existing norms in other governmentmedical colleges.
Commissioner Secretary, Health and Medical EducationDepartment, Atal Dulloo said the Board of Professional Entrance Examinations(BOPEE) had already been briefed about the development and the additionalseats, as soon as LoP is received, will reflect in the seat matrix.
He said, “The letter for GMC Doda was expected soon. Aspirants for MBBS here have 400-500additional seats to look forward to this year.”
The national eligibility cum entrance test for MBBS and BDSwas held on May 5. The result is expected in the first week of June.
Board of Professional Entrance Examinations that carries outcounseling and admission process has issued a notice today to “clarify” theprocess of admission.
“After declaration of NEET result by the NTA (NationalTesting Agency), the NTA will forward the result along with the bio data of allthe candidates which may take week’s time after the declaration of result”.
Following this, BOPEE has said, “the eligible candidates ofthe state of Jammu & Kashmir, who have qualified the NEET-UG examination asper the cut off score as may be prescribed by the NTA shall be required toregister themselves online and also submit the requisite documents online”.