Girls outnumber boys in UHS Test
Lahore:August 31: The University of Health Sciences conducted entrance test for admission to public and private medical and dental colleges in Punjab on Sunday.
The test was held in 34 examination centres established in 13 cities of the province in which a total of 47,559 candidates (31,149 female and 16,410 male) appeared.
According to a handout, Additional Chief Secretary Syed Mubasher Raza and Health Secretary Jawwad Raffique Malik visited examination centres at Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education at Lawrence Road and Punjab University.
UHS Vice Chancellor Prof. Muhammad Aslam and other senior officers were also present on the occasion.
Syed Mubasher Raza said the government had made foolproof arrangements to hold the entrance test for admissions in a transparent way. For the purpose, all secretaries of government departments and other senior officers as well as commissioners and DCOs were given the task to monitor the process of entrance test in exam centres.
The UHS VC apprised the media of arrangements. He said sitting arrangements for families of students were also made outside the centres where cold drinking water was available. He said walkthrough gates, closed circuit cameras and mobile jammers were also installed to ensure security.
Six centres were established in Lahore which included examination halls of BISE at Lawrence Road, Punjab University exam halls at Wahdat Road, Government Comprehensive Girls High School, Wahdat Road, University of Education, Township, Government Central Model School, Lower Mall and Lahore College for Women University at Jail Road. The test was started at 9am and concluded at 12noon. In Lahore, a total 14,404 candidates appeared out of which 9,575 were female and 4,830 male students. The candidates and their parents expressed satisfaction over the arrangements made by the government.
In Lahore, Secretary School Education Abdul Jabbar Shaheen, Secretary Local Government Khalid Masood Chaudhry, Secretary MPDD, Nadeem Arshad Kiyani, Secretary Higher Education Irfan Ali, Secretary Women Development, CEO Punjab Examination Commission Dr. Nasir Iqbal Malik, DCO Muhammad Usman and other officers monitored the event.Daily Times.
