Do away with break system, say medical students
Posted on: 26/May/2013 5:10:01 PM
In the wake of complaints by students, Universities have approached the MCI (Medical Council of India) to do away with the ‘break system’. As per the custom, those students who fail the first year of their MBBS or BDS course are to take a break of six months before giving their retests. Many students have expressed their dislike for the system.
‘Once we fail in the first year, we form a separate batch. No importance is given to this batch. Many of the students are extremely depressed, as this is usually the first time they have failed… We have requested Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University to suspend the break system but the authorities say that as per Medical Council of India (MCI) norms, students cannot move to para-clinical courses in the second year, unless they clear the pre-clinical courses in first
year’, said one student.
‘(We have) written to MCI about doing away with the break system but their request was declined. The break system will continue for the first and final year of MBBS’, said D. Shantaram, Vice Chancellor of Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University.
