J&K’s foreign medical graduates decry delay in provisional registration; appeal LG to intervene

STC NEWS DESK
SRINAGAR, DECEMBER 02 (STC): Even as Health and Medical Education Department of the Jammu and Kashmir government has granted approval to the provisional registration certificates in favour of foreign medical graduates, the certificates have not yet been issued to them. They require these certificates to begin their Compulsory Rotatory Medical Internship. after this clearance, the provisional registration certificates have not yet been issued. This delay has prevented the graduates from joining internships across government medical colleges and affiliated institutions, said a report quoting the affected J&K’s foreign medical graduates.
The affected graduates have appealed to the Lieutenant Governor, the Health Minister, and the Chief Secretary, urging intervention to expedite the registration process and prevent further academic setbacks.
The affected candidates, 173 in number, have attributed the delay to the Jammu and Kashmir Medical Council (JKMC) despite completing all other required formalities.
Sharing details of the process they followed to obtain the registration certificates, the candidates said that the difficulties began following a JKMC notification issued on October 1, 2025, which invited online applications
“Following the release of a provisional merit list on October 30 and a final list on November 7, a condition was applied stating that all seat allocations required approval from the Health and Medical Education Department,” they said.
According to the candidates, while the government acknowledged that the JKMC submitted the approval request on October 17, the file reportedly saw little progress for several weeks.
“Approval was finally granted on November 26, nearly 40 days later, which the graduates claim was secured only after persistent follow-ups on their part.
The students described the delay as “mentally draining” following years of preparation for the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE). They said that other states, such as Jharkhand and Uttarakhand, have already commenced their internship batches, placing the J&K candidates at an academic disadvantage.

According to the graduates, the JKMC, in response, has stated that it will issue the provisional registration certificates once the comprehensive verification of each candidate’s academic and professional credentials is complete.
As per the students, this process involves confirming Class 10 and 12 certificates with the Board of School Education, checking the Eligibility Certificate with the National Medical Commission, validating FMGE results with the National Board of Examinations, and authenticating foreign degree certificates and marks cards through the respective embassies and high commissions in New Delhi.
(Straight Talk Communications)