AIIMS Gorakhpur allows 5 attempts for MBBS exams
Gorakhpur: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Gorakhpur has decided to grant five attempts to MBBS students to pass the exam, instead of four. The institute has implemented this arrangement from the current academic session.
The decision to grant an additional opportunity to the MBBS students was taken by the Standing Committee of the institute on compassionate grounds at a meeting held a few days ago.
Under the current regulations, MBBS students who fail to clear the exam are given four opportunities to clear the exam. If a student fails to clear the exam within the granted attempts, they are prevented from continuing their studies.
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As per the latest media report by Jagran, considering the students' future, the AIIMS administration has decided to adopt a humanitarian approach and decided to provide an additional opportunity to the students. The Daily has reported that the students can avail this additional attempt to clear the exam based on a mercy petition.
Commenting on the matter, the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Major General (Retd.) Dr. Vibha Dutta told the Daily that according to the AIIMS regulations, previously, unsuccessful students used to get only four chances. However, keeping the students' future in mind, a decision has been taken to grant an additional opportunity on compassionate grounds.
However, Dr. Dutta clarified that if the MBBS students fail even after the fifth atempt, they will not be given any further opportunities.
As per the existing rules prescribed by the National Medical Commission (NMC), MBBS students are given a total of four attempts to clear their first professional examination.
Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that setting a limit regarding the number of attempts to clear the MBBS examination, NMC had clarified in GMER 2023, "Provided under no circumstances the student shall be allowed more than four (04) attempts for first year (First Professional MBBS) and no student shall be allowed to continue undergraduate medical course after nine (09) years from the date of admission into the course, mentioned the Regulations."
Back in 2023, the Apex Medical Commission granted one extra attempt to the MBBS batches of 2019 and 2020 to qualify for their first professional exam. NMC took this decision because these batches were affected by COVID.
Recently, the Department-related Parliamentary Committee on Health and Family Welfare in its 172nd report pointed out that permitting students only four attempts to clear the MBBS first professional examination can be overly stringent for many students adjusting to the demanding nature of medical education. Therefore, the panel suggested increasing the permissible limit to six attempts.
However, the panel has opined that the students must complete the entire MBBS course within a maximum period of ten years from the date of admission.
