Besides, the final year BDS students of the 2016 batch were supposed to have completed their final examinations in August and would have started their one-year mandatory internship however due to the pandemic, the students were forced to return to their respective hometowns and the process got delayed.
An official of a private medical college informed
Times of India that "this is to make sure that final year student's internships or their future study plans such as taking NEET-PG or higher education abroad is not affected."
One of the MBBS students pursuing a medical course from MAHE informed that they have already completed the theory portion as they were attending online classes for the last few months. He told the leading daily, "we have hardly 4 months left for the final examination - scheduled in February before which we are required to finish our practical quota which is crucial in final year MBBS. We request the Medical Council of India to give some relaxation and make amends to help student fraternity."
Moreover, the Dean of Kasturba Medical College Mangalore, Dr. Venkataraya Prabhu also suggested that the though who are already pursuing their internships may not get affected by the delay, the final year students who started their class from March are most likely to be negatively affected by the delay.
Dr Dilip Jain, Pro vice-chancellor of MAHE, Mangalore campus told TOI "once the college reopens examination will be conducted for final year BDS students based on the Dental Council of India guidelines most likely before the end of this year. At present they are our priority."
According to
TOI, the controllers of examination official of a private medical college suggested the that Medical Council of India and Dental Council of India should provide some relaxation in the norms and regulations considering the panda make in this academic year including that of the internship "if not the future of budding medicos will be jeopardized", he added.
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