JAMMU, Jan. 7 -- The National Medical Commission (NMC) on Tuesday de-recognised the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence in Kakryal, Jammu, and withdrew its letter of permission for the 2025-26 academic session. The college has been at the centre of a controversy over the admission of 42 Muslim students to the inaugural MBBS batch of 50. The commission's Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB) cited "gross and substantial" deficiencies in infrastructure, clinical material and faculty following a surprise inspection. To safeguard the careers of the admitted students, the NMC authorised the Jammu and Kashmir administration to adjust them in other medical colleges within the Union territory as supernumerary seats. Earlier ...