A total of 49,194 students have passed the MBBS admission test for the academic year 2022-2023.

Health Minister Zahid Maleque unveiled the result during a press briefing at the Directorate General of Health Services at 2:30pm Sunday.

He said of the students who passed the test, 64,264 (46.16%) are boys and 74,953 (53.84%) are girls.

The highest mark among male candidates was 94.25 whereas it was 88.00 among female candidates.

The candidate who got the highest score of 94.25, Rapsan Zaman, sat for the exam from the Chattagram Medical College exam centre.

However, total 135,813 students participated in this year's examination.

The health minister said this year the pass rate is lower compared to last year as the exam was held on the whole syllabus. Last year's admission test was held on a shortened syllabus due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Last year 79,337 applicants passed the admission test, and candidates were chosen based on the merit list for the 2021-2022 academic session. The pass rate was 55%.

BDST: 1613 HRS, MAR 12, 2023
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