The National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) has released the results of the National Registration Examination (NRE), with just over 20% of foreign medical and dental graduates passing the test.
The exam, conducted on December 14 across Pakistan, was in line with the policy set by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC).
A total of 7,076 candidates registered for the exam, including 6,993 medical and 83 dental graduates. Of these, 7,012 candidates appeared for the exam, while 64 were absent.
Out of the 7,012 candidates who appeared, 1,473 passed the exam. This includes 1,467 medical graduates and six dental graduates. The medical pass rate was 21.17%, while the dental pass rate stood at 7.23%.
According to PMDC regulations, two NRE examinations are held each year for foreign medical graduates (FMGs).
The previous NRE, held on June 25, saw 5,035 candidates register, including 4,994 medical and 41 dental graduates.
All 4,994 medical graduates appeared for the exam, while 41 were absent. In this examination, 1,252 candidates passed, all from the medical category, yielding a medical pass rate of 25.26%.
The results for both examinations have been uploaded to the PMDC website, where candidates can check their pass or fail status using their designated numbers.
The dates for the NRE Step-II clinical examination will be announced soon. Candidates who pass both steps of the examination will receive provisional registration certificates from the PMDC. This will allow them to undertake house jobs, either in Pakistan or abroad.
The PMDC emphasized that the results were compiled strictly following its standard policies and merit, consistent with international practices. The council also urged parents and students to only seek admission to recognized, high-quality medical and dental institutions abroad.
The PMDC warned that enrolling in unrecognized or low-standard institutions could jeopardize a student’s professional future and waste valuable financial resources and time. A spokesperson for the PMDC stressed that making informed educational choices was crucial to preserving the integrity of the medical profession and ensuring the success of aspiring healthcare professionals.
How is it possible? Is it to show that medical education in Pakistan is better than foreign countries? Surprising.
Nope. Its bcz examiners we’re given quota to only pass this much. They couldn’t pass bcz they didn’t want more candidates to pass
Mbbs pakistan is not at foreign level
The MBBS degree from majority of Pakistani Medical colleges is much much better than MBBS equivalent degree of(Most) of those foreign medical colleges where these local-reject pakistani med students flock to just get the degree. Hence The National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) conducts this test to weed them out. So yes medical Education in Pakistan (at the MBBS Level) is better than *most* of these foreign medical colleges where most of local-reject Pakistanis go to get a degree. The nuance is important. This test is only mandatory for students who get their degrees from un-recognized Colleges by Pakistan. The NRE result clearly shows the discrepency, in quality of the degrees these foreign Med students have.
Not really. It’s bcz there is a quota to pass only certain percentage. They are not allowed to pass more than certain level.
The candidates are quite capable, PMDC don’t want more people clearing the exam as it would take away the local colleges monopoly
Nothing new. They did same with ACCA/CA.
Lets make this exam a requirement for local graduates as well and compare the percentages.
The exam is just to create percentage pass. Just bcz they don’t want local universities to be affected. Then everyone would study abroad
Basically govt doesn’t have jobs
Be it medical education or any other education, the syllabus is almost the same. There are only a few selected subjects. If anyone has any doubts, they can check the syllabus of any university in China or Europe online. I think the government should make the exam easier for foreigners or completely abolish it and also make it cheaper like China so that more students and more foreign capital can come to Pakistan. We should learn from China. Don’t think of the Chinese as fools. They know better than us how to run a business.