Entry test held: Call for increase in number of govt medical colleges

The population of Punjab has increased in the past two decades


Our Correspondent August 30, 2015 Less than a minute read
Candidates seen solving their question paper during entry test for medical classes at Govt Degree College Hassan Abdal. PHOTO: ONLINE

RAWALPINDI:


Entrance examination for admission to the Punjab Medical and Dental Colleges were held throughout the province on Sunday.


More than 47,000 students sat the test for a total of 3,500 seats. Around 18 examination centres were set up by the University of Health Sciences.


In Rawalpindi, 6,000 students took the exam for a total of 200 seats available at Rawalpindi Medical College.


Parents on the occasion said that entry test was “injustice” to students who had already scored a high percentage in their FSc exams. They demanded that the number of medical colleges should be increased.


They said that since there were very few public-sector medical colleges in the province a number of very talented students failed to get admission.


“The population of Punjab has increased in the past two decades, but the number of government medical colleges has not seen a proportionate increase,” a parent said.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 31st, 2015. 

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