71 pct of MBBS, BDS doctors fail Nepal's licensing examination

According to NMC Chairman Dharma Kanta Baskota close to 60 percent of the examinees were the students who were appearing for the exam after failing in the last chance.

Aspiring Doctors and dentists will not be able to practice medicine in Nepal even after passing MBBS and BDS examinations as they failed in the mandatory licensing examination which was conducted by the Nepal Medical Council.

Every student after passing MBBS and BDS examination has to sit and pass licensing examination held by NMC in order to practice in the country. 71 percent of aspiring doctors and doctors failed to pass the examination.

The examination which was held yesterday witnessed close to 912 applications of MBBS and BDS students. Out of which 903 appeared for the exam and only 262 managed to earn passing marks. The failure of the 71 percent of students reflects towards the quality of education being given to the aspiring doctors and dentists.

The good news is that the statutory body responsible for regulation of medical education and doctors' registration gives the students unlimited chances to pass the licensing exam.

According to NMC Chairman Dharma Kanta Baskota close to 60 percent of the examinees were the students who were appearing for the exam after failing in the last chance.

The NMC publishes the result on the same day of the exam. The licensing exam is held every four months.

Baskota said: "Generally, over 80 percent of medical students who graduate from foreign colleges fail the licensing test, while over 80 percent of medical students who graduate from Nepali colleges pass the exam."

Nepali students generally pursue their medicine and dental studies from Bangladesh, China, India, the Philippines and Russia