Psychological test mandatory for admission to Uttarakhand’s medical college

The Government Medical College in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani stated that the psychological test will aid in estimating the behaviour, personality and working ability of the students.

A Government Medical College in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani has made psychological evaluation mandatory in the admission process this year. The Public Relations Officer of the medical college said the psychological test will aid in estimating the behaviour, personality and working ability of the students.

He said, “the purpose of this test is to provide timely treatment to the students suffering from depression or any other mental problem so that their studies are not affected in any way,” as reported by NDTV.

Earlier, the college only conducted general health tests for admissions to MBBS and MD courses. The general health test included nasal-ear-throat (ENT), ophthalmology, medicine radiology and pathology examination of all candidates. The girl candidates also had to go through a gynaecological examination. However, from now onwards, the psychological evaluation of candidates will be a mandatory part of the admission process.

Some sources revealed that three-four students with some kind of mental health problems have been taking admission every year to Haldwani’s Government Medical College. Due to this, these students are not able to complete the syllabus on time and some of them take five to six years to complete their MBBS studies.

Principal Dr Arun Joshi said, “Anxiety, depression, stress and other mental health issues are increasing these days in society. Medical courses require a lot of attention and dedication, so it is important for us to know the mental state of every student... so that we can help them with their overall performance,” as reported by TOI.

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