RGUHS mandates revision of theory question paper pattern for Pharmacy UG, PG & D Pharm courses from May
The Rajiv Gandhi University of Health
Sciences, Karnataka has issued a draft notification for the revision of the
theory question paper pattern in the Pharmacy of RS4 (regular and supplement)
batch of undergraduate and post graduate courses. The notification will come
into effect from May 2017.
At its 124th syndicate meeting, the RGHUS has
now taken a decision to revise the theory questions paper by offering no
choices. Under section 35(1) of the RGHUS Act 1994, the Syndicate vide ref. No.
03 approved the recommendations of the BOS (Board of Studies) vide reference
No. 1 and faculty of pharmacy vide reference No 2 to revise the theory question
paper.
For B Pharm, the revised question paper pattern will now mandate
two long essays to be answered of 20 marks total. The candidate will also need
to attempt all the 6 short essays of 5 marks taking the total to 30 marks.
There will be 10 short answers of two marks each for a total of 20 marks.
Pharm D students will
have a similar question paper format and the scoring pattern like that of the B
Pharm. In the case of M Pharm, the candidates will now need to answer all the
10 questions of 10 marks each .
Education experts view the new format as
transformational as it will enable the students to reshape how they learn and
what they learn. The question paper pattern with no choice selection of
questions will impact every aspect of classroom education from teacher training
engagement to curriculum design and assessment.
According to Prof. Divakar Goli, Principal,
Acharya & B M Reddy College of Pharmacy, this move is a positive step in
the creation of high quality graduates and post graduates besides pharmacy
diploma qualified candidates.
Previously there was a choice of questions in
the examination. Now the choice is taken out. The other is the minimum marks to
be scored in the examination. As per the new format, students need to score 40
per cent out of 70 marks in the University exams as against the earlier pattern
of no minimum marks. So long students needed only 50 percent out of 100 to
pass. The internal assessment comprised 30 marks and University exams 70 marks.
In the former, most colleges gave full marks. This led to the student to score
30 out of 30. For the University exams, students needed only 20 out of 70
marks. We noticed that they lacked the subject knowledge, he added.
With the new format, students need a minimum
of 50 marks out of 100 to pass the exam. They will need to score 40 per cent
score out of 70 marks for the University exams. This change in question paper
pattern was needed to improve the pharmacy education in the state across its 73
colleges. The move by the RGHUS is the best that could happen to improve the
standard of education. There is no choice for the student in picking up
chapters to study. Instead, they are expected to have adequate information on
all the topics to be able to answer and succeed in the exam, noted Prof. Goli.
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