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No more SAT exemption for foreign students
Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has decided not to extend exemption to students of some friendly states from the entry test or Scholastic Aptitude Test Part-II (SAT-II) examination for admission to local government-run medical colleges.
Unlike last year when 63 students from Afghanistan, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Yemen and Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir were exempted from entrance test/SAT-II examination in the Punjab, foreigners will have to clear the prescribed examination for admission to medical and dental educational institutions this year. READ MORE »
Study to probe higher TB ratio among women
A UK-based university will carry out a study in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to ascertain causes of prevalence of tuberculosis in women.
“The Manchester University will complete the survey within one year to give us a clear picture about the causes of tuberculosis in women. The ratio of the disease is higher among women as compared to men in the province,” said Dr Abdul Lateef, project director of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa TB Control Programme, here on Thursday.
He said that they would chalk out strategies to cope with the problem in the light of findings of the study. He was addressing a seminar, held to mark World TB Day. READ MORE »
Admission of 42 medical students cancelled
The Punjab government has moved to cancel the admission of 42 of the 90 students admitted to the province’s public sector medical colleges on seats reserved for foreign pupils in violation of rules and regulations.
According to sources, the provincial government on March 4 issued a notification, cancelling the nominations on the basis of which the 42 students were granted admissions.
The sources said 118 pupils had been admitted to the medical colleges against 151 seats meant for foreign students on the basis of nominations made by the Economic Affairs Division (EAD) and Higher Education Commission (HEC). READ MORE »
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