Srinagar, Nov 11 (KNO): Government Medical College (GMC) Handwara has cancelled the provisional admissions of five MBBS candidates who were admitted under the Persons with Disabilities (PwD) category for the academic session 2026-27, following 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 in pursuance of five JKBOPEE notifications.
The candidates had been granted conditional/provisional admission under the PwD category following JKBOPEE Notification No. 163-BOPEE of 2026 dated August 24, 2026, and subsequent Office Order No. 152-GMCH of 2026 dated September 9, 2026.
The five candidates whose admissions have been cancelled include Mir Mubashir Manzoor, son of Manzoor Ahmad Mir, resident of Lolab, Kupwara; Morifat Reyaz, daughter of Reyaz Ahmad Khan, resident of Lalpora, Kupwara; Suhail Ahmad Wani, son of Zaffar Iqbal, resident of Darhal, Rajouri; Wali Mohd Wani, son of Wali Mohd Wani, resident of Drugmulla, Kupwara; and Aqsa Nisar, daughter of Nisar Hussain, resident of Dodasan, Rajouri.
As per the order, accessed by the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), their conditional admissions had been granted on August 27 and 29, 2026.
Meanwhile, reacting to the cancellation, All India Medical Students' Association (AIMSA) president Dr Mohammad Momin Khan has urged the J&K authorities and investigating agencies to conduct a retrospective audit of disability category certificates, particularly those used to secure government jobs, professional admissions and other benefits.
He said the cancellation of provisional MBBS admissions following discrepancies should prompt a wider examination of the verification mechanism to ensure that benefits meant for genuinely deserving persons are not cornered by ineligible beneficiaries.
"If the system is clean, let verification prove it. If fraud is found, expose it, cancel the benefits wrongfully obtained, recover public resources and prosecute those responsible," Dr Khan said.
He said genuinely deserving candidates should not suffer because of alleged fraudulent claims, adding that the authorities must investigate discrepancies while protecting the rights of eligible persons with disabilities.
"Investigate the categories. Protect the genuinely deserving. Restore public faith," he said—(KNO)