Postpone exam: 2020 batch PG Medical Students request KNRUHS, blame COVID pandemic for disruption of studies
Hyderabad: The postgraduate medical students in Telangana who belong to 2020 batch have requested the authorities to postpone the PG medical exams for a period of 15-30 days.
Writing to the Vice-Chancellor of Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences (KNRUHS), the students have blamed the COVID-19 pandemic as the reason for disrupting their studies and resulting in academic loss.
Further, the students have also pointed out that the 3 years tenure of PG medical students of 2020 batch will be completed by July/August. Therefore, around 1-2 months of study period would remain for most of the students if the exams are held as per the schedule. That concerned period could be used for academics and for providing the students with clinical exposure, the students opined.
As per the schedule, it has been decided that the PG students of 2020 batch will appear in the MD/MS PG degree/diploma exams in the month of June, 2023.
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Seeking postponement of the exam by 15-30 days, the Telangana Junior Doctors Association (TJUDA) recently wrote to KNRUHS VC on May 2, 2023 and mentioned in the letter, "2020 batch will be completing our 3 years of PG by July/August 2023 which would imply that about 1-2 months of study period would be remaining for majority of the students if the exams are held in June, which could be effectively utilized for the academics and clinical exposure."
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