Following JKBOPEE orders, GMC Handwara cancels MBBS admissions of five students under PwD category

STC NEWS DESK
SRINAGAR, NOVEMBER 11 (STC): Government Medical College (GMC) Handwara has cancelled the provisional admissions of five MBBS students admitted under the Persons with Disabilities (PwD) category for the academic session 2026-27.
The cancellation of admissions followed a communications issued by the Jammu and Kashmir Board of Professional Entrance Examinations (JKBOPEE).
According to an official order issued by the Principal, GMC Handwara, the admissions have been cancelled with effect from the outset, in accordance with five notifications issued by JKBOPEE on November 10, 2026.
The order, bearing No. 234 GMCH of 2026 and dated November 10, states that the affected students had been granted conditional or provisional admission under the PwD category pursuant to JKBOPEE Notification No. 163-BOPEE of 2026, dated August 24, 2026.
The students whose admissions have been cancelled include Mir Mubashir Manzoor of Lolab, Kupwara; Morifat Reyaz of Lalpora, Kupwara; Sadia Hasseen of Darhal, Rajouri; Suhail Ahmad Wani of Drugmulla, Kupwara; and Aqsa Nisar of Dodasan, Rajouri.
As per the order, three of the students were granted provisional admission on August 29, while the remaining two were admitted on August 27, 2026.
The college administration said the decision was taken following communications received from JKBOPEE through Notification Nos. 257, 258, 260, 261 and 262 of 2026, all dated November 10, concerning the cancellation of admissions granted under the PwD category.
The order explicitly states that the admissions of the five candidates stand cancelled ab initio, meaning they are treated as invalid from the beginning.
However, the order does not specify the individual grounds for cancellation or detail the circumstances that led JKBOPEE to issue the notifications.
(Straight Talk Communications)