JKBOPEE to Hold Physical Counselling for SMVDIME’s 50 MBBS Supernumerary Seats This Weekend

Alfaaz – The Words Desk

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Board of Professional Entrance Examinations (JKBOPEE) has announced a physical round of counselling for the allocation of 50 MBBS supernumerary seats to accommodate students of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence (SMVDIME), Kakryal, Katra, in Government Medical Colleges across the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

As per an official notification, the counselling will be conducted on January 24, 2026 (Saturday). Candidates are required to report between 10:00 am and 11:00 am at the JKBOPEE offices in Jammu and Srinagar.

The decision follows a communication from the Health and Medical Education Department, Civil Secretariat, J&K, dated January 21, 2026, and directions issued by the Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB) of the National Medical Commission (NMC).

The 50 supernumerary seats have been distributed among seven newly established Government Medical Colleges in the UT—GMC Anantnag (8 seats), GMC Baramulla (7), GMC Doda (7), GMC Handwara (7), GMC Kathua (7), GMC Rajouri (7), and GMC Udhampur (7).

JKBOPEE clarified that the counselling is meant exclusively for candidates who were provisionally allotted MBBS seats in SMVDIME, Katra, during various rounds of counselling conducted in 2025, and whose names appear in the annexure appended to the notification.

Seat allocation will be carried out strictly on the basis of NEET-UG merit and the preferences exercised by candidates for the respective Government Medical Colleges.

Candidates have been advised to report in person for attendance and registration and to carry all original documents, including domicile certificate, qualifying examination marks card, and proof of admission fee payment, for verification.

In cases where candidates are unable to attend personally due to unavoidable circumstances, they may authorize a close blood relative to represent them, subject to submission of the prescribed authorization format along with valid identity documents.