Medical students for cancelling quota system in BCS
Thursday, 10 June 2010
FE Report
Medical students, who had appeared for the viva voce of 28th Bangladesh Civil Service Examination but were not selected finally, Wednesday urged the Prime Minister to cancel quota system that deprived meritorious applicants.
They made the demand at a press conference at the National Press Club in the city.
Around 1,260 qualified for viva voce of the BCS examination. Among them 1,204 passed in the viva voce, according to the results published on June 3 this year.
But Public Service Commission (PSC) recommended 724 MBBS students and 101 BDS students for appointment and selected the rest for non-cadre posts, the applicants said.
They said around 480 students were not picked up in health cadre by PSC despite they successfully passed in the written and viva voce tests of the 28th BCS.
"The government should appoint us immediately if they really want to take health services to the doorsteps of the people. Otherwise, the government will not be able to improve the worsening situation in the country's health system," said Dr Al Mahmud Lemon, an organiser.
He said there are still around 6,000 vacant cadre posts of physicians across the country.
The government also plans to appoint physicians on ad-hoc basis to fill the vacant posts. The ministry of health and family welfare has already recommended 3,551 candidates for appointment on temporary basis.
Medical students, who had appeared for the viva voce of 28th Bangladesh Civil Service Examination but were not selected finally, Wednesday urged the Prime Minister to cancel quota system that deprived meritorious applicants.
They made the demand at a press conference at the National Press Club in the city.
Around 1,260 qualified for viva voce of the BCS examination. Among them 1,204 passed in the viva voce, according to the results published on June 3 this year.
But Public Service Commission (PSC) recommended 724 MBBS students and 101 BDS students for appointment and selected the rest for non-cadre posts, the applicants said.
They said around 480 students were not picked up in health cadre by PSC despite they successfully passed in the written and viva voce tests of the 28th BCS.
"The government should appoint us immediately if they really want to take health services to the doorsteps of the people. Otherwise, the government will not be able to improve the worsening situation in the country's health system," said Dr Al Mahmud Lemon, an organiser.
He said there are still around 6,000 vacant cadre posts of physicians across the country.
The government also plans to appoint physicians on ad-hoc basis to fill the vacant posts. The ministry of health and family welfare has already recommended 3,551 candidates for appointment on temporary basis.