Nepal SC orders Tribhuvan university to allow 32 Indian medical students to appear in annual exams

Nepal's Supreme Court has ordered a prominent university here to allow 32 Indian students pursuing medical studies in one of its affiliated colleges to appear in ir annual examinations, months after y were debarred for t passing an entrance conducted by institution's Institute of Medicine, according to a media report.

apex court in its order May 17 ordered Tribhuvan University to allow 32 Indian students from appearing in ir annual examinations, observing that y h cleared Indian government-conducted National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, which meant that y h fulfilled criterion set by Nepal Medical Council under MBBS program, Himalayan Times reported.

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students, who are pursuing MBBS at Nepal's Janaki Devi Medical college affiliated to Tribhuvan University, were to appear for ir annual examination on December 20 last year. 

However, y were t allowed to appear in exams citing ne of m h cleared an entrance conducted by Institute of Medicine, paper reported on Saturday, May 18.

students filed a case but n apex court h denied staying TU's order, saying exam h alrey started.

However, apex court on Friday, May 17 ordered university to allow students from appearing in ir annual examination.

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court said that foreign students pursuing ir MBBS studies at Kathmandu University were being allowed to appear for exams and hence, it would be unfair to bar students from appearing in exam, paper reported