Sindhi Medical Universities Turn To Sindh High Court To Ban PMC
The situation created by the COVID-19 lockdown all over
Pakistan has created confusion in the process of admission to public and
private universities of Sindh. Vice-Chancellors of five medical universities
have requested to ban PMC for ensuring a smooth admission process in Sindh.
This year the condition of admitting new students in medical and dental
colleges of Sindh got worse when Pakistan Medical Commission took over the
Pakistan Medical and Dental Council. But premier universities of Sindh are not
satisfied with the admission policies placed by the Pakistan Medical Commission
and want the Court to ban PMC.
Entry Test In Sindh
The vice-chancellor of People's university Nawabshah told the
media that he and the other four vice-chancellors want to conduct the entrance
test for medical and dental colleges that were planned to be taken on Sunday,
October 18, 2020. He further added that the committee for admission in medical
and dental colleges of Sindh was about to take the test under their
supervision. But the PMC wants the Provincial committee to act by the unitary
guidelines of conducting a singular entrance test across the country. But the
universities of Sindh are not content with the decision of the federal
government to conduct the entrance test under the PMC.
Students And The Entrance Policy
The government of Sindh has denied the ruling of PMC to
control the entrance test in Sindh. According to the Sindh government, the step
by the federal government to give PMC the power of overseeing the admission
process in medical and dental colleges in Pakistan was taken in a hurry. The
decision by the Government of Sindh to boycott the authority of PMC might or
might not be in the favor of students. But as of now, thousands of aspirants of
medical and dental colleges from Sindh are worried about their admissions. The
COVID-19 saga has already affected the routine studies of students and has
limited their ability to prepare for the entrance. Now, the tension between
authorities on admissions is making it difficult for the students to prepare
for the upcoming test.
