Kathmandu. The number of students failing the medical license examination has increased further as the Government of Nepal has decided to increase the student admission quota under pressure and influence from the private sector medical college operators.
As many as 60 per cent students have failed the doctor’s licensure examination conducted by the Nepal Medical Council (NMC). Only 39.09 per cent of the total 1,077 students who appeared for the examination in both MBBS and BDS subjects have passed. According to the council, only 421 students passed the examination.
A total of 183 students who passed the Bachelor in Dental Surgery (BDS) examination conducted by the Council on Wednesday and Thursday have failed. According to the Council, a total of 35 candidates have passed the BDS course out of 148 students.
Similarly, 57.81 per cent students have failed in the MBBS license examination. Of the 894 students who appeared for the exam, only 386 passed.
Physicians are not allowed to practice medicine independently until they pass the licensure exam.
A total of 12 private colleges except the government-owned Tribhuvan University Institute of Medical Sciences, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel and BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) are providing Bachelor in Dental Surgery courses.
Noble Medical College, National Medical College, Kist Medical, Kantipur Dental, People’s Dental, Gandaki Medical College, College of Medical Sciences Bharatpur, Universal College of Medical Sciences, Nepal Medical College, Chitwan Medical College, MB Kedia Dental College and Kathmandu Medical College are running the Bachelor of Degree in dental education. The quality of teaching in all these medical colleges is very poor and the number of students passing the license examination is also high.
According to the council, the number of students who have failed in the previous examinations is also significant among those who appeared in the examination this time.
The KP Sharma Oli-led Council of Ministers had decided to increase the quota approved for the admission of students in medical colleges. A significant number of students failed the license examination at a time when new admissions were about to begin. Dr Govinda KC’s demand to increase the admission quota or ban on granting licenses to new medical colleges for a few years has further strengthened.
