Failed by 1 mark, asked to reappear for all papers: Telangana HC hears MD Anaesthesiology medico's plea

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has taken up a petition filed by a postgraduate medical student who challenged the decision of Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences asking him to reappear for all theory papers after he failed by just one mark in a single subject.

Earlier, a different single bench of the High Court allowed the postgraduate medical student to approach the grievance redressal committee of the University to inspect and verify his answer script.

Taking up the matter recently, Justice Nagesh Bheemapaka noted that the student had earlier approached the court seeking permission to inspect his answer sheet and directed the respondents to obtain instructions in the case.

The court was hearing a writ petition filed by an MD (Anesthesiology) student, who challenged the university’s decision asking him to rewrite all four theory papers of the postgraduate examination after failing by one mark in a single subject.

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Deccan Chronicle reported that according to the petitioner, he appeared for the PG medical examinations conducted by the university in October 2025, which consisted of four theory papers apart from practical and viva-voce examinations. When the results were announced in November 2025, it was found that he had failed by one mark in Paper-I (Basic Sciences and Applied Anatomy), securing 39 marks against the pass mark of 40, while he cleared the remaining three papers.

Aggrieved by the result, the student earlier approached the High Court seeking permission to inspect his answer script. The court then allowed him to verify his answer sheet by approaching the university’s grievance committee after paying the prescribed fee.

After inspecting the script, the petitioner claimed that Question No. 6 had not been evaluated at all, as there were no markings by the examiner, resulting in zero marks being awarded for that answer.

Challenging the university’s decision, the student argued that insisting he rewrite all four theory papers is contrary to the Post‑Graduate Medical Education Regulations, 2023, issued by the National Medical Commission. Under the regulations, he contended that a candidate who fails under one head is required to reappear only for the theory and practical examinations under that head and not necessarily for all papers. 

He contended that since he passed three theory papers, compelling him to retake them is arbitrary and illegal. He stated that he has no objection to reappearing for the theory, practical and viva-voce examinations only for Paper-I.

After hearing the parties, Justice Bheemapaka directed the respondents to obtain instructions in the matter and posted the case for further hearing.

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