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Protesting students sang pro-justice slogans and held placards that said, “Save physicians of Jammu and Kashmir” and “We want justice.” Abdul Basit, a final-year student at Srinagar’s Government Medical College, told reporters that the strategy will have a direct impact on MBBS students’ futures because half of the seats will be taken away from them. “We have already dealt with a variety of challenges and have completed our degrees, but we are not equipped to compete on a national level,” Basit explained. “It’s not that we don’t want to compete; it’s that we don’t have the resources to get into the competition.” According to the notification provided by the Medical Council Committee, all seats available with the SKIMS will be transferred to the national pool, according to another protester. The demonstrators are concerned that the new decision-making will have an impact on Jammu and Kashmir’s healthcare system, as it will disrupt the doctor-patient ratio. Many students have already filed for PG exams in anticipation of competition at the state level, according to Dr Abrar, an intern from GMC Srinagar, however they have suddenly released a notification regarding competing at the national level. He claimed that roughly 3000 students apply for post-graduate studies in Jammu and Kashmir, but that there are more than 100,000 candidates at the national level. The demonstrators asked the Lt Governor’s office to assist in the situation. For several days, medical colleges across Jammu and Kashmir have been concerned about the order. They are protesting the order of the Medical Council Committee, which stated that counselling for eligible candidates for NEET PG courses will be “held as per schedule” and that half of all seats across Indian states will be allocated to the All India Quota, with Jammu and Kashmir “likely to participate in All India Quota counselling subject to confirmation from competent state authorities” this year. In addition, the notification stated that the whole quota of Deemed Universities, which includes SKIMS, will be included to the All India Quota. According to students, Jammu and Kashmir had around 537 PG NEET slots within its reach, but that will now drastically change. They believe that once the new order is implemented, this number will drop to 204. (of which only 117 are open merit and the rest are reserved). They would have to compete for the remaining slots in an all-India competition with about 150 thousand applications. Political parties have been vocal in their support for medical students in recent days. The National Conference and the Apni Party are two of them. According to one protesting medical student, just 4 to 5 students will be picked for the master’s programme out of 138 slots at SKIMS. Only 150 places will be left for local students in GMC Srinagar and Jammu, he claimed, with a portion of them designated for categories.
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