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ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has called an urgent meeting on Friday (today) to discuss and review the complaints registered by the medical students over the recently held Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT), officials said.

According to the PMDC officials, following various reports regarding the MDCAT examinations, the regulatory body in consultation with the relevant provincial departments and universities has decided to look into the matter thoroughly.

The officials said that since the MDCAT examinations were organised by the provincial health universities and PDMC directly has no involvement in the process, so, therefore, the relevant universities are directed to share the details with PMDC. Moreover, the students will also be provided a chance to explain their problems, they added.

The young doctors have alleged of paper leak in the entrance examination for medical and dental colleges, saying that the leak undermines the principles of meritocracy, demanding a re-conduction of the MDCAT.

Moreover, the Education and Evaluation Testing Agency is also at loggerheads with the PMDC over a contentious decision. The PMDC’s plan to award grace marks to all MDCAT candidates if 90 percent fail to answer questions correctly has ignited widespread outrage among students and parents.

Education and Evaluation Testing Agency, acting through Khyber Medical University (KMU), submitted a dissenting note to the PMDC, arguing that this policy unfairly disadvantages the top 10 percent of students who answered correctly. The agency stressed the importance of justice in not penalising high-achieving minority students.

Additionally, Education and Evaluation Testing Agency has urged regional commissioners and authorities to crackdown on individuals selling advance access to MDCAT questions, calling on candidates to report such illegal activities.

The controversy has also inflicted financial losses of Rs 23 million on Education and Evaluation Testing Agency due to the rescheduling of MDCAT from 27 August to 10 September. Not only the students but the provincial government officials have also criticized PMDC’s grace marks formula, labelling it as “illogical and irresponsible.”

Legal challenges are anticipated if the policy is implemented, with some dedicated students and parents vowing to take the matter to court.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2023

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Tayyaba hassan Sep 15, 2023 04:42pm
I got 85 percent still not getting admission
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Raza Khan Sep 16, 2023 03:32pm
My Question is wherefrom the Honourable Hired Professors sitting outside the examination centres were transmitting answers to the BLUETOOH-CONNECTED STUDENTS - - - - through a DEVINE REVELATION OR from the already leaked ETEA TEST PAPER 2023? We can close our eyes but we cannot HIDE THE SUN. NO TO CORRUPTION IS ON THE LIPS OF EVERY BODY BUT WHO SHOULD STOP IT? RETEST FAIRLY AND CONSOLE THE HELPLESS SUFFERING STUDENTS.
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Ali Hamza Sep 16, 2023 06:57pm
As I have checked the details and find that there was mistake in your answer key and in the checking as well.
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Shua din Sep 17, 2023 11:27am
یہ انتہا درجے کی پنجاب کے طلبہ کے ساتھ ناانصافی ہے کہ فیڈرل کے طلبہ کا داخلہ اوپن میرٹ پر ہوتا ہےجب کہ فیڈرل کے اپنے میڈیکل کالجز ہیں- ہونا تو یہ چاہئے کہ فیڈرل کے طلبہ کا دوسرے صوبوں کی طرح کوٹہ مخصوص ہو- اگر اوپن میرٹ پہ ہی ان کو لے کر آنا ہے تو پھر انٹری ٹیسٹ بھی ایک ہی ہونا چاہئے-ایک صوبہ میں دو انٹری ٹیسٹ کی کوئی منطق ہی نہیں ہے،
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Khan Wazir Sep 18, 2023 07:00pm
@Tayyaba hassan , poor Pakistani . Pakistan education
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Khan Wazir Sep 18, 2023 07:01pm
Pakistan education
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Daniyal Sep 21, 2023 04:53pm
@Tayyaba hassan , you can get admission in private medical college easily
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