Islamabad: A significant number of 24,000 students who appeared in the Medical and Dental Colleges Admission Test (MDCAT) on September 22nd have appealed to President Asif Ali Zardari and the Islamabad High Court to intervene in the ongoing delay of the retake exam.
Students are expressing deep concern as the repeated postponement of the retake exam is causing significant anxiety, particularly after the recent MDCAT retake in Sindh. With admissions processes commencing nationwide, many students who took the exam in Islamabad intend to apply to universities in Sindh, Punjab, and Balochistan.
The students have urged President Zardari, the chancellor of the Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University (SZABMU), to take immediate action to safeguard their future and direct the university to conduct the retake exam promptly.
They have also appealed to the Chief Justice of the Islamabad High Court to intervene and ensure compliance with the court’s previous order regarding the retake exam.
It is important to note that the SZABMU conducted the MDCAT on September 22nd in Islamabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. However, numerous complaints led the Islamabad High Court to order a retake of the exam.
Students from Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, Balochistan, lower Punjab, and overseas who took the SZABMU MDCAT exam are facing significant distress due to the delay. They claim that the original exam was marred by several irregularities, including violations of PMDC guidelines, and that a fair retake is crucial to ensure equal opportunities for all students.
On the other hand, a university official, who requested anonymity, expressed concerns about the potential financial implications of conducting a retake exam. The official suggested that awarding grace marks to students might be a more viable solution.
However, students have firmly rejected the idea of grace marks, insisting on a fair retake to address the issues with the original exam and ensure a level playing field for all aspiring medical and dental students.
The author is MBBS student and Founder of Students Nexus by SMY, an online educational and counseling platform.
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I gave test in szambu.Their are many difficulties there because we went at 8 clock and test will appear on 10 30 clock.
Many MCQs were out of syllabus.
Please take our test as early as possible because we had not taken admission anywhere