In February, PMDC elevated passing marks from 50% to 70% and raised attendance requirement from 75% to 90%
The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council has clarified that there can be no enforcement of revised attendance and passing mark necessities for MBBS and BDS college students enrolled as much as the 2024–25 educational session.
The choice, made in the course of the council’s assembly on October 21, follows suggestions from universities, medical and dental faculties, and petitions from college students and oldsters relating to the impression of modifications to the necessities in the course of the ongoing educational 12 months. Earlier in February, the PMDC elevated the passing marks for MBBS and BDS examinations from 50% to 70% and raised the attendance requirement from 75% to 90%.
“The Council resolved that there shall be no enforcement of revised attendance or passing mark necessities,” the PMDC introduced. “College students already enrolled as much as and together with the tutorial session 2024–25 shall proceed beneath the beforehand relevant standards of fifty% minimal passing marks and 75% minimal attendance, as stipulated on the time of their admission or enrolment in MBBS or BDS programmes.”
For future cohorts, the council proposed a gradual improve of 5% in each attendance and passing mark necessities. The change can be topic to additional evaluation in session with universities, medical educators, and different related stakeholders. “The finalised standards can be communicated sooner or later of time,” it acknowledged.
