- By Ritesh Kumar
- Tue, 05 Sep 2023 12:24 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
MBBS Admission: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has revised the passing marks for MBBS subjects with two papers, lowering it from 50 to 40 per cent. This adjustment involves amendments to the Competency Based Medical Education (CBME) curriculum guidelines governing passing marks in university-conducted examinations.
According to the revised guidelines, “In subjects that have two papers, the learner must secure a minimum 40 per cent of marks in aggregate (both papers together) to pass in said subject.”
Previously, students were required to attain a minimum of 50 per cent marks in the combined total of both papers to pass the subject.
“A candidate shall obtain 50 per cent marks in aggregate and 60:40 (minimum) or 40:60 (minimum) in university conducted examination separately in theory and practical (practical includes: practical/clinical and viva voce) in order to be declared as passed in that subject,” the amendment states.
The passing criteria have been modified to require a minimum aggregate score of 40 percent. According to the revised criteria, MBBS students must attain 50 percent aggregate marks and a minimum of 60:40 or 40:60 in the university-conducted examination for both theory and practical components to qualify as passing in that subject.
According to the earlier guidelines, the criteria for passing a subject was a candidate should obtain 50 per cent marks in university conducted examination separately in theory and in practical (practical includes; practical/clinical and viva voce) in order to be declared as passed in that subject.