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News India Live, Digital Desk: A big controversy has arisen regarding the results of MBBS examinations in Punjab’s Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS). Huge irregularities have come to light in the recently declared first year results. The surprising thing is that among the failed students who applied for re-checking, 65 percent students have passed. This incident has raised serious question marks on the transparency of the evaluation process and examination system of the university.
‘Magical’ journey from failing to passing: Statistics surprised everyone
In the initial results released by the university, a large number of students were declared failed in one or two subjects. When these dissatisfied students applied for re-checking, the revised results surprised everyone.
Total Application: Hundreds of students had filled the form to re-check their marks.
Success Rate: After re-checking, about 65% students were declared successful.
Jump in numbers: Many students saw an increase of 10 to 15 marks in their marks, which is generally considered rare in re-checking (in which only the sum of marks is looked at).
Students and parents erupted in anger, allegations of rigging
After this huge difference in the results, students and their parents have started protesting in the university campus. Students allege that the copies were not evaluated properly in the first instance or students were deliberately failed so that funds could be raised through re-checking fees. Some parents have termed it a big ‘marks scam’ and demanded that there should be a fair investigation of the entire result.
University administration’s clarification: Cited ‘human error’
Seeing the growing controversy, the officials of Baba Farid University have given clarification on this. The administration says that this could be a ‘clerical mistake’ or human error. A senior university official said, “During re-checking, mistakes were found in totaling of marks in some copies, which have been rectified. We are ensuring that injustice is not done to any deserving student.” However, such a large number of improvements is weakening the administration’s arguments.
Credentials of future doctors at risk?
Such negligence in medical education is a matter of serious concern. Experts believe that if there is no transparency in the examinations of a sensitive course like MBBS, it may affect the quality of health services in the future. There is also a demand from Punjab Government and Medical Council to intervene in this matter so that such irregularities are not repeated in future.
