Kashmir medical college LOP: AIMSA seeks Health Ministry, NMC intervention, cites uncertainty for 100 MBBS students
Srinagar: Raising concerns over the uncertainty surrounding the commencement of Kashmir Medical College, Srinagar, a medical students' body has urged the concerned authorities, including the Health Ministry and National Medical Commission (NMC), to expedite the pending Letter of Permission (LOP) matter.
In a letter to the Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Jagat Prakash Nadda, on November 14, AIMSA highlighted that the issue has remained unresolved for the past five months, putting the academic future of more than 100 MBBS students at risk.
With the 16 November 2026 deadline approaching, the association said the uncertainty continues to create immense anxiety among affected students and their families.
"On behalf of the All India Medical Students Association (AIMSA), we wish to bring to your kind attention the prolonged delay in resolving the Letter of Permission (LOP) issue concerning Kashmir Medical College, Srinagar. The matter has remained unresolved for the past five months, placing the academic future of more than 100 MBBS students at serious risk. With the deadline of 16 November 2026 approaching, uncertainty continues to create immense anxiety among the affected students and their families," the letter mentioned.
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As a result, the association sought personal intervention and urgent directions to the concerned authorities, including the National Medical Commission (NMC), to examine the matter on priority and facilitate an early resolution so that the college can commence its MBBS programme without further delay, subject to applicable regulatory requirements.
Kashmir Medical College has the potential to become an important institution for medical education in Jammu & Kashmir, said the association. It further added that the commencement of the college would provide students from the Valley with greater opportunities to pursue MBBS education within their own region, reducing the need to travel outside J&K or abroad for medical studies.
Expressing concern over the delay, AIMSA stated that the academic future of more than 100 aspiring doctors should not remain uncertain due to prolonged administrative delays. Timely intervention at this crucial stage can protect their careers and strengthen medical education infrastructure in the region, the association said.
Therefore, the association appealed to the authorities to personally intervene in the pending LoP matter, direct the concerned authorities/NMC to expedite the necessary examination and decision, ensure that the interests and academic future of the affected students are safeguarded and facilitate an early resolution before the approaching deadline of 16 November 2026.
Case Background
Medical Dialogues had reported earlier that the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh directed the National Medical Commission (NMC) to expedite the process of conducting a physical inspection of Kashmir Medical College and Hospital and file a compliance report in this regard by October 21, 2026. Such a direction was issued by the HC bench comprising Justice Mohd Yousuf Wani amid a dispute regarding the NMC permission to the medical college for MBBS admission in 150 seats for the academic session 2026-2027.
The dispute in this regard arose after the Medical Assessment and Rating Board on June 9, 2026, rejected the college's application on the grounds that its infrastructure remained under development. Challenging this decision, the institute argued that the concerned decision had been taken without conducting any physical inspection or identification of specific deficiencies that could have been addressed in accordance with the applicable statutory framework.
On August 24, 2026, the Second Appellate Authority under the Union Health Ministry remanded the matter to the NMC for reconsideration, noting that the college had substantially complied with statutory requirements, including infrastructure availability and procurement of necessary certificates.
