MBBS medicos contemplate mass suicide after failing surgery practicals, MGM Indore calls for results rectification

Indore: Expressing frustration over the goof-up in surgery practical exam results, the final year MBBS students at Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College (MGM) recently staged a protest and threatened to commit mass suicide "if corrections were not made". The agitating students alleged that the evaluation process was faulty and inadequate marks were given, leading to many failing the exams.

Later, the students called off their protest only after one of the professors of the surgery department, who was the examiner also, showed the air tickets of a representative, who was sent by the medical college administration to Jamnagar and Jaipur by air to get the revised result of the MBBS final year students.

The surgery department of the medical college has sent the concerned representative, a post-graduate medico, to two external examiners of the surgery's practical exam, to get the revised result signed by them and then send the same to Madhya Pradesh Medical Science University, Jabalpur to fix the alleged blunder, reports FPJ.

Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that altogether 46 MBBS final-year students from Mahatma Gandhi Memorial (MGM) Medical College had failed the surgery practical exams. Taking note of the issue, the issue, the Dean of the institute had earlier written to the Head of the Department of Surgery to look into the matter.

The list of students who became unsuccessful in the final year practical exam includes some of the meritorious students as well. The students had alleged that they were being failed 'unnecessarily' in the practical exam even though they secured good marks in the practical and theory exams of other subjects including surgery.

As per the latest media report by the Times of India, the students alleged that the evaluation process was faulty and they also accused the college administration of delay in rectifying the results highlighting the impact of the results on their careers and mandatory internships.

Led by Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the students voiced their discontent by raising slogans against the college and the surgery department of the institute. As per the students, a blunder in the evaluation of exam papers resulted in more than 41 students failing in the exam.

The agitating students alleged that they were suffering "because of the clerk and the examiner's blunder in awarding practical marks." They further pointed out that because of the faulty result, their careers were also jeopardized as it obstructed their participation in the mandatory internship.

Further, the students claimed that even though a revision in the result was agreed upon, a particular faculty member was obstructing the process by refusing to acknowledge the fault, despite the matter being acknowledged by the Dean.

Recently, the students submitted a memorandum to the Dean to emphasize their demands. However, the demands were not accepted, citing the mention of the mass suicide. The Dean allegedly asked the students to eliminate that portion from the memorandum, adds TOI.

"The college authorities compelled us to organize a demonstration, and societal pressure has left us with no choice but to contemplate suicide," the students said.

The recent media report by the Free Press Journal mentioned that the college administration has sent a PG medico as a representative to Jamnagar and Jaipur by air to get the revised result signed by the external examiners, following which, the result will be sent to Madhya Pradesh Medical Science University, Jabalpur.

FPJ further reported that the students staged their demonstration till 11 PM on Tuesday and concluded it only after one of the professors in the Surgery Department, who was also the examiner, assured the students by showing them the air ticket of the college representative.

Commenting on the matter, Dean Dr. Sanjay Dixit informed the Daily that they have sent the revised result to get it signed and the same will be sent to the University in two days. He further added, "We will also take action against those involved in the blunder and will serve a show cause notice as well."

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