Admission test of public, pvt medical colleges Oct 24

The admission test of all public and private medical and dental colleges will be held on October 24.The examinees will get one hour time from 10am to give answers, Medical Education Director ABM Abdul Hannan said on Wednesday.The date of test was fixed in a meeting chaired by Health Minister Mohammed Nasim in theministry, he said. The prerequisite for taking the tests was GPA 8 attained in Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) examinations combined.The minimum marks required to pass the test has been enhanced from 20 to 40, the health directorate had earlier announced. No other major changes have been made to the process, said Hannan.The system to hold entry tests for medical colleges was started in 1980. Before it there was no medical test.The vacancies in the 22 government medical colleges are 2,811 while a total 4,245 seats are available for students seeking admission in the 53 private medical colleges in the country.The nine public dental colleges and the dental units in medical colleges have 567 seats for students.