60 percent exam questions out of core areas, 3 out of 7 papers did not adhere to NMC norms, complain KUHS MBBS students
Kerala- The MBBS final year students of Kerala University of Health Sciences (KUHS) have alleged that more than 60 per cent of the questions asked in three papers out of the total seven papers in the final examination do not follow the National Medical Commission (NMC) guidelines. They also complained that the questions asked in some of the papers were of postgraduate level.
Recently, final year MBBS exams were conducted in KUHS, and soon after the end of the exam, the students complained that 60 per cent of the questions asked in the General Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Pediatrics papers were from outside the core areas.
This final year MBBS students were enrolled in the course in the year 2019 when the curriculum was revised and Competency Based Medical Education (CMBE) was also introduced. Additionally, COVID-19 also hit in the same year due to which students also pointed out that they had lost up to seven months of theory and clinical classes during this pandemic period.
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