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Medical colleges entrance test transparency in doubt
« on: September 27, 2008, 09:25:06 PM »
Medical colleges entrance test transparency in doubt

Entrance test transparency in doubt


Lahore, Sep 27: Further doubts are raised over the transparency of entrance test to medical/dental colleges as University of Health Sciences has failed to dispatch complete kit containing copies of attempted answer sheets along with correct answer keys and merit numbers of the students in the examination.

Several students from Lahore said that UHS had sent only a single page document with name, roll number and pass/fail result, adding that there was no copy of answer sheet, correct answer keys to compare their answers, and most importantly, the merit number of each candidate in the entrance test.

"One wonders if UHS was only asked to determine pass/fail status of the students because it had already been done by the respective Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education," they said.

Besides, the students in far-off districts have also complained that they had not yet received the complete result key although UHS was known for doing everything in a hurry.

"The UHS even performs sensitive tasks in a hurry such as conducting examinations and declaring results as quickly as possible without caring about the careers and future of the students," they added.

The students from Lahore said that several students and their parents had written letters addressed to vice chancellor of UHS and to the chief minister and prime minister, mentioning anomalies in holding and declaration of the result of entrance test, which made the whole process of admissions to medical/dental colleges of Punjab doubtful. The medical teachers, while requesting not to mention their names, also raised questions over the level of transparency in 12 different centres, especially in smaller districts of the province.

"We've received several complaints about cheating in centres at small districts like Gujrat, Gujranwala, Sahiwal, etc.," they alleged and added that local influence in smaller districts was a key factor behind such anomalies.

"The establishment of 12 centres for holding entry test is just like the examination system of boards in the province," they said and added that transportation of examination material one or two days before the test might also have disturbed secrecy.

They further said that UET was used to conduct entry test at five centres established only in big cities, which also helped to maintain secrecy besides avoiding local influence at centres in big cities.

Besides, Majid Bashir from Lahore, one of the candidates who appeared in the entrance test, also criticised UHS for showing extra efficiency in the declaration of the test result within 72 hours and wished if UHS had been able to maintain the integrity of the whole result.

After declaration of result, he said that sudden addition of 218 results had created panic among the students and their parents as this change has affected the result of many students. "This is not only surprising but also made the whole result process very much doubtful," he added.

He said that UHS had posted reasons on its website for this such as some students have not filled the MCQ Paper ID and Roll Number correctly in their Response Forms; FSc results are being continuously revised after process of re-checking by various boards; Hafiz-e-Quran students get 20 marks extra and these marks have not been added in this list as they have to be verified by special Board of Hufaz-e-Quran.

However, in response to these reasons, he asked the UHS chairman that why they were in so hurry to declare result within 72 hours and did not wait to have the abovementioned information so that the result could have been declared on a single occasion. Under this scenario, nobody can believe that this is transparent. We are all living in a country where no rule of law exists.

Everything is possible in Pakistan, only one has to be financially sound or well connected.

He urged the chancellor of UHS and chief minister of Punjab to order a high-level inquiry so that facts could be known.

When contacted, UHS Vice Chancellor Prof Hussain Mubbashar Malik claimed that the UHS had dispatched complete kit with copies of attempted answer sheets along with correct answer keys to compare their answers. "If any student wants to check his result or answer sheet, he/she would be completely facilitated at the UHS for their complete satisfaction in this regard," he added.

However, he admitted that UHS had not mentioned the merit numbers of the students on their result cards as the results of entry test would be further revised due to revision in the results of FSc examination by various boards. "The first consolidated merit list would be displayed on October 25," he added.

When contacted, Secretary Health Anwaar A Khan said that Health Department had not initiated any enquiry to verify allegations into the transparency of holding of entry test and declaration of result. "The RL result of 218 candidates was bound to happen as various boards had revised FSc result on applications of re-checking filed by many students," he added. The News
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