Daltonganj: The cross list issued by the Nilamber Pitamber University (NPU) for the first-year MBBS examination result of the Medinirai Medical College (MMC), which was declared on April 20, revealed that 28 out of the 32 unsuccessful students could not pass the anatomy paper. A total of 99 students had taken the exam.Anatomy is one of the three subjects that are taught during the first-year MBBS course. It consists of two theory papers of 100 marks each and a practical paper of 100 marks.An official of the MMC, Deepak Kumar Pandey, said on Wednesday, The NPU sent us the cross list on Tuesday. We found that 28 examinees of first-year MBBS exam have failed in the anatomy paper. Out of the total 32 failed candidates, 17 failed in Physiology and 12 in Biochemistry, indicating that most of the students have failed in more than one subject but the failure percentage is maximum in anatomy.Meanwhile, the official added, When the cross list reached us, we found that a girl student, who was earlier declared fail, has passed with five grace marks that the NPU awarded to her.University rules state that if an MBBS student has failed in one subject by five marks, then five grace marks are given to help the examinee pass under the provisions of the Examination Act. However, no grace marks can be awarded to students who have failed in more than one subject.MMC principal Dr Kamender Prasad said, We will meet the students to find out the lackings that resulted in the failure of 31 examinees of the first-year MBBS course. Our priority now is to request the NPU to conduct the supplementary examinations for the failed candidates at the earlier.Sources said the NPU not only declared the results before April, but also sent the cross list in the shortest time. The examinations were held in February.

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