DHAKA: The government has offered 22 seats to Pakistan students for doing MBBS/BDS courses in the medical colleges of the country on self-finance basis for the session 2015 under South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) quota.

Applications must be submitted to National Testing Services (NTS) by September 19, 2014. Tests would be held on October 12, 2014.

The selected students will have to pay tuition fees and other charges, which are at par with rates for local students, said an official of ministry of Inter Provincial Coordination (IPC) to APP.

He also said the selection will be made on merit and based on scores in NTS test. Provincial/regional quota will be observed as per government rules.

The final selection will be made by the donor country and their decisions will be acceptable to all, he added.

He said those candidates who have Passed Higher Secondary Examination or equivalent examination with Physics, Chemistry and Biology as their major/compulsory subjects.

In the subject of Biology should not less than 65 percent marks in F.Sc or equivalent examinations.

Students awaiting result for F.Sc examination are not eligible to apply, he said.

Source: business recorder

BDST: 1922 HRS, AUG 18, 2014