NMC drops MBBS nod for Vaishno Devi College; students to be shifted to other med colleges

NEW DELHI: The National Medical Commission’s Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB) has withdrawn the Letter of Permission (LoP) granted to the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence to run an MBBS course with 50 seats for the 2025-26 academic year, after a surprise inspection found serious violations of minimum standards.The Jan 6 order takes immediate effect. NMC officials said the institute was noncompliant with key requirements, including infrastructure and faculty strength, following multiple complaints. Students to be shifted to other med collegesTo safeguard students already admitted for 2025–26, authorities have been directed to shift them to other medical colleges in J&K as supernumerary seats, as per norms.The move comes amid wider scrutiny of the college. Earlier, NMC had rejected the institute’s request to place all 50 MBBS seats under the All-India Quota through the Medical Counselling Committee, saying seat-sharing policy cannot be altered for a single institution. Located in J&K’s Reasi district, the institute was sanctioned 50 MBBS seats on Sept 8 last year and began operations in Nov from the administrative block of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University.