LAHORE – The University of Health Sciences (UHS) Board of Governors (BoG), following syndicate recommendations, has endorsed amendments to the ‘Regulation of Examinations.’
The changes eliminate the need for internal examiners, substituting them with additional examiners in practical and viva voce exams, aiming to ensure fairness and enhance examination credibility.
The amendment takes effect from the 2024 annual examinations.
Justice retired Sheikh Ahmad Farooq chaired the 55th meeting of the UHS board held on Thursday.
The board approved the amendment in ‘Regulations for Internal Assessment’ to allow an increase in internal assessment in all the professional examinations of the university from 10 per cent to 20 per cent.
The candidates will be required to score at least 50 per cent marks in the internal assessment in each subject to become eligible for the professional examinations, in addition to the existing attendance requirement of 75 per cent.
The internal assessment marks shall be submitted to the university on quarterly basis for annual scheme of studies and at end of each semester or block in the semester or modular integrated system, respectively.
It was also endorsed that the university may conduct its professional examinations at selected examination centers on neutral venues rather than conducting the same at individual institutions.
It was agreed that in basic sciences subjects, practical and viva voce component will be replaced with objectively structured practical examination (OSPE).
At least 10-12 OSPE stations may be established for conduct of oral & practical examinations, and preferably all of these ought to be observed stations.
Moreover, all the examination duties including appointment as examiners, paper-assessors, and paper setters will be considered as official duty and hence an obligation on the faculty of the constituent and affiliated colleges of the university.
The principals of the concerned colleges will relieve their faculty members for such university assignments, as and when required.
