Exam results: Traffic in a mess as flunking med students protest
Medical students and young doctors blocked BB Road over “faulty” results.
RAWALPINDI:
Rawalpindi Medical College (RMC) students protested on Tuesday against what they called “faulty” University of Medical Sciences (UMS) results, causing traffic snarls on Benazir Bhutto Road for over an hour.
The protest was carried out by the Young Doctors Association (YDA) student wing after a large number of students failed in the annual exams.
Protesters, both male and female, left RMC’s old campus on Tipu Road and staged a sit in on BB Road, causing the traffic jam. The traffic police diverted vehicles onto other roads to ease the burden.
Later, about 300 RMC students gathered before Rawalpindi Press Club and chanted slogans against the UHS administration and its vice chancellor, Dr Mubashir Malik.
Dr Umer Saeed of YDA told The Express Tribune that the protesting students were demanding re-evaluation of the recent results and checking “faulty” and “out-of-pattern” questions asked by the university.
“We do are not asking for any grace marks but urge the university administration to check certain questions that were not according to the set pattern,” said Dr Umer.
The protesting students said there should be a link between what is taught and what is asked in the exams.
Dr Umer said the core demand was to stop considering Behavioural Sciences subject as a main subject. He said Behavioural Sciences is not considered a basic subject by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) and that the university should not ask students to repeat the whole course in case they fail.
The students also demanded the immediate resignation of the UHS head and held him responsible for the results and faulty question papers.
Dr Junaid Abbasi, another YDA representative, said the protesters also demanded the construction of new RMC campus on Adiala Road, where about 300 acres had already been acquired.
The students also urged the Rawalpindi administration to regain possession of the RMC women’s hostel on Rawal Road which is currently under the National Accountability Bureau’s control.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 29th, 2012.
Rawalpindi Medical College (RMC) students protested on Tuesday against what they called “faulty” University of Medical Sciences (UMS) results, causing traffic snarls on Benazir Bhutto Road for over an hour.
The protest was carried out by the Young Doctors Association (YDA) student wing after a large number of students failed in the annual exams.
Protesters, both male and female, left RMC’s old campus on Tipu Road and staged a sit in on BB Road, causing the traffic jam. The traffic police diverted vehicles onto other roads to ease the burden.
Later, about 300 RMC students gathered before Rawalpindi Press Club and chanted slogans against the UHS administration and its vice chancellor, Dr Mubashir Malik.
Dr Umer Saeed of YDA told The Express Tribune that the protesting students were demanding re-evaluation of the recent results and checking “faulty” and “out-of-pattern” questions asked by the university.
“We do are not asking for any grace marks but urge the university administration to check certain questions that were not according to the set pattern,” said Dr Umer.
The protesting students said there should be a link between what is taught and what is asked in the exams.
Dr Umer said the core demand was to stop considering Behavioural Sciences subject as a main subject. He said Behavioural Sciences is not considered a basic subject by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) and that the university should not ask students to repeat the whole course in case they fail.
The students also demanded the immediate resignation of the UHS head and held him responsible for the results and faulty question papers.
Dr Junaid Abbasi, another YDA representative, said the protesters also demanded the construction of new RMC campus on Adiala Road, where about 300 acres had already been acquired.
The students also urged the Rawalpindi administration to regain possession of the RMC women’s hostel on Rawal Road which is currently under the National Accountability Bureau’s control.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 29th, 2012.