JKSA intervention prompts VCI inspection at SKUAST-K

Following a formal intervention by the Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) highlighting large-scale over-admission at the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K), the Veterinary Council of India (VCI) conducted an on-ground inspection and held interactions with students at the Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry (FVSc & AH), Shuhama.

The Council has assured that currently enrolled students will not face hurdles in securing registration and indicated that the intake capacity will be restored in accordance with approved norms, as per a press release.

The development comes after the Jammu and Kashmir Students Association formally raised the issue with the President of the Veterinary Council of India, Dr. Umesh Chandra Sharma, regarding a significant discrepancy in the university’s student intake capacity.

In a statement issued on Friday, National President of Association Ummar Jamal said that the association had submitted a formal representation to the VCI Chairman, seeking urgent intervention over what it described as arbitrary and excessive admissions by the university.

According to the representation, approximately 180 students had been enrolled in recent batches against the VCI-approved intake capacity of only 75 seats. Jamal stated that the over-admission had created deep uncertainty among veterinary students, particularly final-year students nearing graduation, regarding their eligibility for registration in the Indian Veterinary Practitioner’s Register.