Dr MGR Medical University releases MBBS first year exam results

Updated on: Saturday, October 27, 2012

On Friday, nearly 33% of the students who came out with flying colours in their class XII examinations in 2011 and  joined as medicos in various medical colleges affiliated to the state medical university failed to clear their first year exam.

In August, 3,462 students from 29 medical colleges in the state appeared for the examination held by the Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University. Just 2,341 (67.62%) passed. IRT Perundurai Medical College had the highest pass percentage (86.67) followed by Stanley Medical College (85.33), Coimbatore Medical College (85.03) and Kilpauk Medical College (85). Annapoorna Medical College had the least pass percentage (45.94).

University officials said the pass percentage dropped as the exam rules hade become more stringent. Students now have to score a minimum of 50% marks in each paper to clear the exam. Earlier, they needed an aggregate of 50% in every subject.

The university had withheld the first year MBBS results, which were to be announced on October 8, as it was awaiting the MCI's opinion on whether it can increase the minimum marks required to clear the examination. On Thursday, the university received a nod from the MCI.

Vice-chancellor Dr Mayil Vahanan Natarajan said, "We will not reverse the results this year. We believe this is one way of upping medication education standards."

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