Call to conduct supplementary exams by October-end

 Call to conduct supplementary exams by October-end

16/09/2020

 Special Correspondent  CHENNAI

The Tamil Nadu Medical Students’ Association has urged the Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University to conduct the supplementary examinations for second- and third-year MBBS students by the end of October.

In a statement, the association said the results of the university examinations for second- and third-year medical students conducted in February 2020 were released recently. Some students did not pass the examinations.

Fear among students

Usually, the results of the examinations are released in April/May and supplementary examinations are held in August. However, the regular supplementary examinations schedule was disrupted due to the COVID-19 situation. This has led to fears among second- and third-year medical students regarding the supplementary exams and course extension.

In view of these issues, the association requested the university to conduct the supplementary exams for second- and third-year students by the last week of October.

The association noted that the university had held the supplementary examinations for fourth-year medical students who did not pass the February 2020 university examinations in