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JKBOPEE Rules Out Fresh Counselling for MBBS Supernumerary Seats, Matter Referred...

Share FacebookTwitterWhatsAppPinterestLinkedinCopy URLTelegramEmailTumblrReddItPrintKoo Srinagar, Jan 21: The Jammu and Kashmir Board of Professional Entrance Examinations (JKBOPEE) has informed the Health and Medical Education Department that it is not empowered to conduct fresh counselling or allocate supernumerary MBBS seats for the academic session 2025–26. In an official communication addressed to the Administrative Secretary, Health and Medical Education Department, JKBOPEE stated that the issue of allocation of MBBS students to medical colleges in J&K under supernumerary seats was placed before the Board for detailed deliberations. However, the Board observed that it is bound by the counselling schedule issued by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi, and cannot go beyond the prescribed timeline for the current academic session.

JKBOPEE Rules Out Fresh Counselling for MBBS Supernumerary Seats, Matter Referred...

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  • JKBOPEE further clarified that as per MCC directions, the data of 1,410 MBBS candidates, including 50 candidates of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence (SMVDIME), was already updated on the MCC portal on the last date of joining, December 31, 2025.
  • The Board also made it clear that the creation and allotment of supernumerary seats does not fall within the jurisdiction of JKBOPEE.
  • Consequently, it stated that any fresh allocation of supernumerary seats to candidates earlier allotted SMVDIME must be undertaken at the government level, in consultation with the National Medical Commission (NMC) and the concerned medical colleges in the Union Territory.
  • A rank-wise list of NEET-UG qualified candidates admitted to SMVDIME after counselling by JKBOPEE has been forwarded to the department for further necessary action.
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