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Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence (SVDIME) located in Katra, Jammu is in the headlines at the moment. The reason is its first admission list of MBBS course, which has created controversy in the entire Jammu and Kashmir. In this list of colleges, out of total 50 seats, Muslim students have got 42 seats and Hindu students have got only 8 seats.
This medical college is run by the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, which is entirely a Hindu religious institution and runs on funds from offerings to Mata Vaishno Devi. In such a situation, when the admission list came out, there was an uproar on social media. People raised the question, “When the college is run by a Hindu Trust, why did Hindu students get so few seats?”
Many local organizations and netizens have described it as “unbalanced and unfair”. At the same time, some people say that medical admission is completely based on merit, hence religion should have no importance in it.
What is the root of the dispute?
The matter started when the admission list of the college went viral on social media. According to the data, 42 out of 50 Muslim students were selected, while Hindu students got only 8 seats. On this, Jammu Rashtriya Bajrang Dal President Rakesh Bajrangi expressed strong protest and said that this decision is discriminatory and sought intervention from Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha.
Many people on social media raised questions as to why the representation of Hindu students is so low in a college funded by a Hindu religious board. Some people said it was against the purpose of the Shrine Board while some called it a flaw in the NEET counseling system.
Religion has no role in the admission process
The rules for admission to medical colleges under NEET UG are very clear. Admission is based only on merit and rank obtained in the examination, religion or any other criterion has no place in it. Every medical college has to follow the procedure prescribed under NEET. In private colleges, half the seats are filled through “All India Quota” and the other half through “State Quota”. There are some local variations in this process in Jammu and Kashmir, but merit remains the biggest basis. The reservation policy is applicable only to caste categories like SC, ST, OBC and Economically Weaker Section (EWS). There is no reservation on religious basis.
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