JKSA urges Health Secy to simplify medical college recruitment process

Srinagar, Jan 23: The Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) on Friday wrote to Health & Medical Education Department, Government of Jammu and Kashmir, seeking simplification of the recruitment application process in Government Medical Colleges by removing the mandatory requirement of offline/hardcopy submission after completion of the online application.

In a formal representation addressed to the Administrative Secretary, Health & Medical Education Department, the Chairman of the Association, Mushtaq Habeeb, highlighted that several recent recruitment notifications issued by Government Medical Colleges including GMC Udhampur and GMC Handwara require candidates to submit hard copies of application forms and supporting documents despite having already completed the online application process.

In a statement, he stated that in an era of digital governance and online verification, compulsory physical submission of documents defeats the very purpose of digitisation and causes unnecessary hardship to applicants, particularly those from rural, remote, and economically weaker backgrounds.

“The two-step application process imposes avoidable financial and logistical burdens on unemployed youth".