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DEHRADUN: A complaint by a first-year MBBS student has raised concerns over student safety at Doon Medical College, after he alleged that seniors took him outside the campus and beat him with a belt, leaving him “shaken and terrified”.In a written complaint submitted to the hostel warden on Jan 13, the student said the incident…
Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday assured that the first batch of 50 students selected for admission to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence (SMVDIME) in Reasi would not be allowed to suffer because of NMC’s withdrawal of permission to run the…
On January 6, 2026, months after granting conditional approval to start an MBBS course, the National Medical Commission (NMC) withdrew permission for the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence (SMVDIME) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, following a regulatory process punctuated by inspections, complaints and, eventually, political and public unrest.At its core, the…
JAMMU: A large number of protesters on Saturday gathered outside Lok Bhavan in Jammu, demanding revocation of the MBBS admission list of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence (SMVDIME) in Reasi district. The protesters were mostly activists of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Sangharsh Samiti, who are up in arms against 42 of the…
The National Medical Commission (NMC) has issued a public notice inviting online applications for the establishment of new medical colleges offering the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) course and for increasing undergraduate (UG) seat intake in existing medical colleges for the academic year (AY) 2026-27. The notice was issued by the Medical…
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir govt on Tuesday directed all five govt medical colleges (GMCs) across the UT to increase the number of MBBS seats and introduce new postgraduate courses.Fifty additional MBBS seats each have been sanctioned for the GMCs in Baramulla, Doda, and Kathua, while GMC Srinagar and GMC Jammu will each add 20 more…
ALWAR: A 22-year-old MBBS student at Bashkir State Medical University in Russia’s Ufa city, who had been missing for the past 19 days, was found dead a few km from the varsity campus. The family of Ajit Chaudhary, from Kafanwada village in Alwar district, received the devastating news on Thursday afternoon.Ajit’s body was found in…
Indian students prefer Georgia over Ukraine for MBBS studies as remittances rise fivefold. (Getty Images) Indian students are increasingly choosing Georgia as a destination for MBBS studies, moving away from Ukraine amid the ongoing war. According to data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS), Indians sent $50.25…
Major seat expansion: 950 MBBS and 271 PG seats approved in Uttar Pradesh medical colleges. (AI Image) Uttar Pradesh MBBS seats: The Uttar Pradesh government has approved a major increase in the number of medical education seats for the 2025-26 academic session. A total of 950 new MBBS seats and 271 postgraduate (PG) seats will…
The National Medical Commission (NMC) has issued a revised seat matrix for Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) and Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) admissions across medical colleges in India for the academic year 2025-26.According to the latest update, the total number of medical seats has been adjusted from 1,28,925 to 1,28,875, marking a…
