200 students expelled from examination centre

Bahawalpur: More than 200 aspirants appearing in the Medical and Dental Colleges’ Admission Test (MDCAT) at the auditorium of the Baghdadul Jadid campus of Islamia University (IUB) on Sunday were expelled from the examination centre after they failed to give the necessary original copies of Computerized National Identity Card or B-Form.

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The aspirants had brought the photo copies in spite of the clear orders by the University of Health Sciences over its official website.

They gathered at the main entrance of Islamia University Bahawalpur and blocked the Hasilpur Road for hours. Weeping overpoweringly, the girls blamed the University of Health Sciences for keeping them in dark regarding the changes in rules and policies.

Almost 3264 applicants appeared in the exam held in Bahawalpur. The aspirants said an hour into the exam, the supervisory staff as well as the invigilators started checking their computerized National and expelled those who had photocopies of those documents.

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They said that the applicants who managed their original B-Form via their families were not permitted to re-enter the hall. They said that the University of Health Sciences SMS for the fresh exam did not carry any order in this respect.