IHC disposes of petition against medical entrance exams.

ISLAMABAD -- The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday disposed of the petitions after Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) satisfied the bench on the complaints of students against entrance examinations of medical colleges.

Chief Justice Athar Minallah heared a petition filed by students against medical entrance test.

During the hearing, the court observed that the Supreme Court had made it clear that the courts would not interfere in academic matters but the courts could only ask for recounting of papers.

The PMC lawyer said that out of 121,000 students, 67,000 students passed the exam. The test was according to the Federal Textbook Board which was different from the Provincial Textbook Board therefore the plea that 71% who passed the entry test were from Punjab is baseless.

The Chief Justice remarked that whether the answers may be different in the textbook board of Islamabad and Sargodha?

He said that no one should pass the exams with just cramming, adding, that unfortunately the...