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Discrepancies in BFUHS MBBS results: 65% of failed students pass after re-evaluation
Out of 1,091 students who took the exam, 70 initially failed according to the March 3 results. However, after a re-checking process, 46 of those students from various medical colleges have now passed. The revised results were declared by the university on April 2.
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Concerns have been raised regarding the MBBS examination’s re-evaluation and re-checking procedures at Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS). These concerns stem from the significant shift in results, where 65% of students initially declared as failed were subsequently declared successful following the review process.
The majority of the students who cleared the examination after re-checking are from private medical colleges, according to documents accessed by HT.
Out of 1,091 students who took the exam, 70 initially failed according to the March 3 results. However, after a re-checking process, 46 of those students from various medical colleges have now passed. The revised results were declared by the university on April 2. Of the 70 students who had initially failed, 62 flunked in forensic medicine and eight in community medicine.
A professor pleading anonymity said this was the first instance where such a large number of students who had initially failed were declared pass after re-checking. As per university rules, students are allowed to apply for re-checking, but there is no provision for re-evaluation (no fresh assessment of answer sheets by another examiner or a panel).Re-checking involves only verifying the accuracy of marking and calculation of scores.
BFUHS vice-chancellor Dr Rajeev Sood said a special re-evaluation and not re-checking was ordered after it was brought to his notice that a large number of students had failed, particularly in one subject.
“We ordered a special evaluation of all students who had failed in one subject. The answer sheets were re-evaluated by two independent examiners, and it was found that the majority of students had passed as the empanelled examiner had marked strictly,” he said. Dr Sood said an inquiry had been marked against the examiner concerned, who has been debarred till the completion of the probe.
