Overview
- The National Medical Commission’s Medical Assessment and Rating Board withdrew SMVDIME’s Letter of Permission after a surprise inspection reported serious shortfalls, including a 39% faculty deficit and a 65% shortage of tutors and senior residents.
- MARB directed that all 50 admitted MBBS students be accommodated in other J&K medical colleges as supernumerary seats, and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said the administration will implement placements near students’ homes.
- Students and faculty rejected the NMC’s findings as unjustified and politically driven, citing adequate first‑year infrastructure and an advanced skills lab, and said they were told to vacate hostels while awaiting transfer details.
- The inaugural batch admitted through NEET counselling included a large Muslim majority—reports say 44 of 50—prompting protests by the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Sangharsh Samiti and allied groups and celebrations after the withdrawal order.
- Political reactions sharpened scrutiny of accountability and process, with the CM questioning university leadership and prior approvals, BJP figures welcoming the NMC action, and opposition parties calling the closure a setback for regional youth and healthcare capacity.