Comprehensive evaluation methods for MBBS students
In the whole academic year, students are assessed continuously through multiple stages to ensure comprehensive evaluation of their knowledge, skills, and professional development. Our assessment system is designed to provide constructive feedback and prepare students for their professional examinations.
The MBBS program at Prime Medical College follows a comprehensive assessment strategy that combines formative and summative evaluations. This multi-tiered approach ensures continuous monitoring of student progress and prepares them for professional examinations while maintaining the highest academic standards.
It is a formative assessment and held at the end of each module. The result is shared with DME (Director of Medical Education) for record and with students for constructive feedback. This assessment helps students identify areas that need improvement and allows faculty to adjust teaching strategies accordingly.
Purpose: Continuous learning and immediate feedback
It is a summative assessment and held at the culmination of all the specified modules for each block. It is at school level, conducted as per KMU pattern and result is shared with students, their parents and the record is maintained by DME. The aggregated score of all the three blocks is recorded and it contributes to the overall internal assessment of the students.
Purpose: Comprehensive evaluation of block learning
This exam is at the end of academic session, in all the prescribed syllabus for that particular academic session to evaluate the student before the annual examination. It is a replica of annual examination, in all respects. Those students who do not perform well or failed in Pre-Professional Examination, are not allowed to appear in their respective annual examination.
Note: Students must pass this examination to be eligible for the annual examination
This is the final examination held by KMU where the successful students are promoted to the next class and failures are retained in the same class. This examination is the culmination of the academic year and determines student progression.
Outcome: Determines promotion to next academic year
Continuous internal assessment of students in all subjects shall be done by the respective departments. A proper record of the internal assessment shall be maintained and reckoned in the professional examination. The scores obtained in the internal assessment shall contribute to the university examination of the candidate in accordance with the rules of the Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) and Khyber Medical University (KMU).
Contribution: Counts towards final university examination scores
No student shall be eligible for university examination without having attended cumulative 75% of the total lectures for each subject in that particular integrated module, demonstrations, tutorials and practical or clinical work, both in-patients and outpatients of the full year of the class, respectively.
A student can be stopped by the Prime Medical College authorities from appearing in the University examination on account of poor academic performance during the respective academic year or failure to pass the pre-professional examination conducted by the College.