Thousands of students from across the country appeared in the Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT) on Sunday. Since then, social media is abuzz with allegations of paper leaks and mismanagement in the way exams were conducted.
As per Dawn, leaked papers and mismanagement have been reported in six exam centres, whereas exams were held in five cities across Sindh. In NED University of Engineering and Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS), students and their parents had to go through trouble when they arrived. In some of the other centres, many had to wait for hours to enter the centre.
Some reported that the MDCAT paper leaked at midnight, and it was 70 to 80 percent similar to the actual paper.
However, Dow University has dismissed these allegations, stating that “the paper that went viral on social media is different from the MDCAT paper.”
Videos of students protesting inside Shahid Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University (SZABMU) against wrong answer keys of the multiple choice questions in the official exam have surfaced on social media.
Students from Sindh posted pictures of alleged leaked questions and compared them with the original one, implying that rampant injustice was meted out to hardworking students.
Some also posted about long lines outside Karachi’s NED University, pointing out the poor arrangements.
Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) said in a statement, “In Lahore, there were eight centres but here in Karachi only two centres were set up. The students and their parents were humiliated.”
Another student posted a screenshot of the denial of Dow University on Facebook, stating that the comments section was turned off. “Turning comments won’t turn off the truth. We demand accountability,” he stressed.
Students from Islamabad also lamented the release of the wrong answer key by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council, which is affecting the expected result deeply.
In Balochistan, students claim that some students were allegedly caught cheating during an exam in Quetta.
As for the recent update, the students online are claiming that SZABMU has decided to award six grace marks to the students on the issue of wrong answer keys.
