Repeated Question Paper For MCh Students In NTR Varsity Draws Flak
University authorities said the repetition was limited to one of the 15 branches in the super-speciality courses, while no such issue was found in the remaining 14 branches.
Vijayawada:The repetition of a question paper in the MCh (super-speciality) examination conducted by Dr NTR University of Health Sciences has drawn criticism.
Students appearing for the Speciality – Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Paper-II, Clinical Applications-I, examination, carrying 100 marks, were given the same set of questions on November 10 as in the examination held in January.
University authorities said the repetition was limited to one of the 15 branches in the super-speciality courses, while no such issue was found in the remaining 14 branches.
NTR University of Health Sciences Controller of Examinations Dr Ch. Srikanth said, “We take three sets of question papers in sealed covers for each branch in the super speciality courses and the paper setter had given the same set of question papers in the set-2 also. As we opened the seal and uploaded the question papers just 30 minutes before the examination, a question paper was repeated in one branch. Following this, we checked the remaining 14 branches and ensured no such lapse again.”
University authorities maintained that although the question paper was repeated, the students who appeared in November were different from those who took the examination in January. They also said neither the National Medical Commission nor the university’s Board of Studies guidelines barred the repetition of question papers.
