Jammu & Kashmir:In a boost to medical education in Jammu and Kashmir, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has recently approved a total of 110 postgraduate seats in various specialities, withGovernment Medical CollegeJammu getting the highest number of 44 seats. In the proposal forPG seatsfor the academic year 2025-26, medical colleges in J&K had collectively requested 167 postgraduate (MD and MS) seats from the NMC for new and increased capacity. Out of these 167 requested seats, 110 were approved for the year 2025-26, while requests for 57 seats remained pending due to rejection or pending compliance check. According to theDailyExcelsiornews report, for the academic year 2025-26, GMC, Anantnag, has been allocated a total of 18 seats. These include four in MD Anesthesiology, four in MS General Surgery, and four in MD Paediatrics. Additionally, GMC, Baramulla has 10 seats, including two in MS ENT, four in MS General Surgery, and four in MD Paediatrics. GMC Jammu has 44 seats, which include four in MD Radiotherapy/Radiation Oncology, two in MD Psychiatry, four in MD Biochemistry, four in MD Microbiology, four in MD/MS Anatomy, four in MD General Medicine, one in MD Immuno Haematology and Blood Transfusion, two in MS General Surgery, four in MD Pharmacology, one in MD Physiology, two in MD Pathology, four in MD Obstetrics and Gynaecology, four in MD Anaesthesiology and four in MD Paediatrics. In addition, GMC Kathua has 18 seats, including three in MS General Surgery, two in MD Biochemistry, three in MD Anaesthesiology, two in MS ENT, three in MD Pathology, three in MD General Medicine, two in MD Pharmacology and two in MD Paediatrics. GMC Rajouri has four seats, all in MD Paediatrics. GMC Srinagar has 15 seats, including two each in MD Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, four in MD Psychiatry, four in MD Radiotherapy/Radiation Oncology, four in MD/MS Ophthalmology and one in MD Respiratory Medicine. Moreover, Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Srinagar has seven seats, including four in MD Pathology and three in MD Social and Preventive Medicine/ Community Medicine.