Govt yet to decide on medical, dental exams

Govt yet to decide on medical, dental exams

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Ahmedabad:02.07.2020

Gujarat government on Wednesday announced cancellation of all final semester exams across all varsities and colleges in the state.

The decision, however, does not include exams for medical, paramedical and dental courses, a state government official clarified.

A final decision on this will be taken according to directions by the central government whose advice the state has sought in this matter, the official added.

Gujarat University, which has deferred all exams except those for medical, paramedical and dental courses, issued a media statement on Wednesday clarifying that there has been no change in the schedule of these exams.

“GU officials are of the view that medical and dental courses are regulated by Medical Council of India (MCI) and Dental Council of India (DCI) and hence the direction of the state education minister issued on Tuesday does not apply to them,” said a source.

Bhupendrasinh Chudasama, the state education minister had announced the decision to cancel all final semester college exams in the state on Wednesday.

The minister’s decision is for the varsities accredited or affiliated to the University Grants Commission (UGC) said sources in GU. Medical and dental colleges can avail UGC grants only for research activities, they added.

The paramedical exams have begun at GU from this week and the second paper is on July 2. The exams for medical and dental courses will be held later this month.

Some students have been in favour of the decision of GU holding exams in July, especially with the entrance exams for super-speciality courses expected to be held in September.

Members of the National Students Union of India (NSUI) want the varsity to defer the exams in line with GU’s decision for arts, commerce, science, and education colleges.

The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Super Specialty courses (NEET SS) 2020, to be conducted by the National Board of Examinations, is expected to be held on September 15.