One grace mark to save MBBS student's academic year? MP HC seeks response from University Chancellor
Jabalpur: The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently asked the Chancellor of the State-run MP Medical Science University, Jabalpur, whether one grace mark can be granted to an MBBS student under the varsity's statute.
This matter was raised before the MP High Court after an MBBS student from Gwalior-based Gajra Raja Medical College filed a plea.
In the plea, the student requested the High Court's intervention for one grace mark so he does not have to lose an academic year after failing his exam.
A bench of Justices Vivek Agrawal and Avnindra Kumar Singh has summoned a response from the Chancellor of the Madhya Pradesh Medical Science University in this regard.
According to a Times Now News report, the petitioner-student failed his first-year MBBS examination by just one mark. Although he has been attending the second-year classes, he might be required to re-appear in the first-year exams as he failed to secure the required marks.
He submitted before the High Court that under Clause 32 of the Madhya Pradesh Universities Common Ordinance No. 6, the Chancellor of the University has an extraordinary jurisdiction to grant grace marks in case of such extraordinary hardships.
The Court has now sought a response from the chancellor of the state-run MP Medical Science University based in Jabalpur on whether he possesses the power to grant one grace mark to a student, as per university’s statute, adds the daily.
What Does NMC Regulations Say?
Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that the final Competency-Based Medical Education (CBME) Regulations 2023 were published by the National Medical Commission (NMC) on 01.08.2023. The document also included the Phase-wise training time distribution for professional development. Regarding the assessment of the MBBS examination, NMC specified the attendance, internal assessment, and university examinations including the criteria for passing the examination.
After the publication of the CBME Curriculum Guidelines, NMC issued a corrigendum on September 01, 2023, and the UG Board of NMC introduced an amendment to the passing criteria for MBBS exams. Modifying the passing criteria, the Commission mentioned, "In subjects that have two papers, the learner must secure minimum 40% of marks in aggregate (both papers together) to pass in the said subject."
The Criteria for passing in a subject was also modified and the Commission stated in this regard that "A candidate shall obtain 50% marks in aggregate and 60:40 (minimum) or 40:60 (minimum) in University conducted examination separately in Theory and in Practical (practical includes; practical/clinical and viva voce) in order to be declared as passed in that subject."
In the final CBME Curriculum, NMC clarified that "There shall be no grace marks to be considered for passing in an examination."
Also Read: NMC releases final regulations on MBBS Curriculum
