Over 38,000 students appear for medical institution entrance tests
KMU chief appreciates efforts of ETEA
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PESHAWAR:
Over 38,000 students appeared for entrance tests for public and private medical institutions on Sunday after being scrapped and rescheduled over the past three months.
The test, organised by the Khyber Medical University (KMU), was held simultaneously at seven locations across Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P).
Of the 38,605 students seeking admission in public and private sector medical and dental colleges in the province, 23,461 students were boys while 14,604 candidates were girls.
Conducted by the provincial Educational Testing and Evaluation Agency (ETEA), around 10,000 students appeared for the tests at the Islamia Collegiate ground in Peshawar, 5,402 at the Haripur University in Haripur, 5,407 at the grassy ground of Saidu Sharif in Swat, 3,776 at the new building of the Gomal Medical College in Dera Ismail Khan,6,794 candidates at the Garden Campus of the Abdul Wali Khan University in Mardan, 3,251 at the Kohat Cadet College, while some 3,435 students appeared for the tests at the Malakand University Chakdara in Lower Dir.
KMU Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Arshad Javaid expressed satisfaction on the overall arrangements made for conducting the entry tests.
“We have increased the number of test centres from four to seven this year owing to demands from the candidates and to avoid mishaps owing to crowded centres,” he said while inspecting facilities available at the Islamia College ground in Peshawar. In this regard, he said that they have established centres in southern parts of the province, Malakand and in Hazara division.
Even though the ETEA has been under the spotlight for problems with the last test, Prof Dr Javaid lauded the efforts of the ETEA. He also appreciated efforts of KMU, the police, civil administration, centre heads and parents for their cooperation.
He announced that after ETEA declares the test results, they will issue a centralised admission schedule for all public and private medical and dental institutions in the province.
This is the fourth time the test had been scheduled in the province in the past three months.
The first test had to be postponed owing to bad weather in the province in July. A test was held on August 19 but the results were scrapped after it emerged that the test paper had leaked in advance.
After an inquiry completed its work, the test was then scheduled to be held on September 23. But it was pushed by another week owing to adverse weather in the province.
Apart from disturbing students and parents, the delays have also disrupted the educational year.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 1st, 2018.
Over 38,000 students appeared for entrance tests for public and private medical institutions on Sunday after being scrapped and rescheduled over the past three months.
The test, organised by the Khyber Medical University (KMU), was held simultaneously at seven locations across Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P).
Of the 38,605 students seeking admission in public and private sector medical and dental colleges in the province, 23,461 students were boys while 14,604 candidates were girls.
Conducted by the provincial Educational Testing and Evaluation Agency (ETEA), around 10,000 students appeared for the tests at the Islamia Collegiate ground in Peshawar, 5,402 at the Haripur University in Haripur, 5,407 at the grassy ground of Saidu Sharif in Swat, 3,776 at the new building of the Gomal Medical College in Dera Ismail Khan,6,794 candidates at the Garden Campus of the Abdul Wali Khan University in Mardan, 3,251 at the Kohat Cadet College, while some 3,435 students appeared for the tests at the Malakand University Chakdara in Lower Dir.
KMU Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Arshad Javaid expressed satisfaction on the overall arrangements made for conducting the entry tests.
“We have increased the number of test centres from four to seven this year owing to demands from the candidates and to avoid mishaps owing to crowded centres,” he said while inspecting facilities available at the Islamia College ground in Peshawar. In this regard, he said that they have established centres in southern parts of the province, Malakand and in Hazara division.
Even though the ETEA has been under the spotlight for problems with the last test, Prof Dr Javaid lauded the efforts of the ETEA. He also appreciated efforts of KMU, the police, civil administration, centre heads and parents for their cooperation.
He announced that after ETEA declares the test results, they will issue a centralised admission schedule for all public and private medical and dental institutions in the province.
This is the fourth time the test had been scheduled in the province in the past three months.
The first test had to be postponed owing to bad weather in the province in July. A test was held on August 19 but the results were scrapped after it emerged that the test paper had leaked in advance.
After an inquiry completed its work, the test was then scheduled to be held on September 23. But it was pushed by another week owing to adverse weather in the province.
Apart from disturbing students and parents, the delays have also disrupted the educational year.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 1st, 2018.