The results of the admission test for the 2024-25 academic year of government and private medical colleges in the country have been published. This year, the pass rate is 45.62%. Out of 131,729 examinees, a total of 60,095 candidates have passed the admission test.
Analysis of the published results reveals that in the 2024-25 academic year MBBS admission test, thousands of students scoring as high as 70 out of 100 marks will not get the opportunity to enroll in government medical colleges.
According to sources from the Directorate General of Medical Education (DGME), 269 seats are reserved for the children and grandchildren of freedom fighters, and 39 seats are allocated for underprivileged communities out of the total 5,380 seats in 57 government medical colleges. Additionally, a specific number of seats under general admission are also reserved for various divisions.
On the other hand, more than 250 students scoring only 41 to 46 marks in the admission test will secure admission to various medical colleges. This disparity arises mainly due to the reservation of quotas, including those for freedom fighters and other categories, which prevent many higher-scoring students from being admitted to government medical colleges.
An official from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) stated that the passing mark for the medical admission test is 40. Students from the freedom fighter and underprivileged tribal communities who scored the passing mark have been selected for admission to government medical colleges. He further mentioned that there are a total of 269 seats under the freedom fighter quota, but only 193 students have passed in this category. The information of the passed candidates will be verified before they are finally selected for admission.
The quota system in admissions was nothing but a fraud
It is all related to the July revolution of 2024. The 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement was a series of anti-government and pro-democracy protests in Bangladesh, spearheaded primarily by university students. Initially focused on restructuring quota-based systems for government job recruitment, the movement expanded against what many perceived as an authoritarian government when they carried out the July massacre of protestors and civilians, most of whom were students. Started as a student movement, the movement later escalated into a fully fledged mass uprising known as the Student–People’s Uprising.
Have the murderers been brought to justice? There is discrimination, isn’t there? Yes, there are quotas too, but what’s missing are the lives of my brothers. Someone barely scoring 40 will get a chance and will be the one treating you in the future! Beautiful, isn’t it? Will the revolution of 2024 end soon?
