Medical education in crisis amid percentile controversy

KATHMANDU, Oct 18: On September 1, the Medical Education Commission (MEC) published the integrated results of the Medical Education Common Entrance Examination - Bachelor Level (MECEE-BL), 2025, qualifying as many as 7,847 candidates who had taken the entrance exam as eligible for pursuing a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree. The 50 percentile cut-off score for the merit list was determined to be 49.5 points in the entrance exam.

By Biken K Dawadi

Nepal’s medical education sector is far from being healthy and is headed towards a crisis

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