51 years old MBBS student who failed exam 24 times told to stop trying by Supreme Court

Islamabad: The Supreme Court of Pakistan overturned the orders of Lahore High court (LHC), which granted permission to a 51 years old medical student to reappear in the MBBS exams (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery) for 25th time, after failing all his earlier trials.

51-years-old MBBS student, Tariq Javed, who was registered in King Edward medical College in 1985, failed to pass his MBBS exam in spite of his 24 attempts over the last 31 years.

Hearing the petition, Justice Saqib Nisar said that according to the rules of Medical College and PMDC (Pakistan Medical and Dental Council), a student may be given 5 additional years to complete his / her degree and Supreme Court dismissed the appeal filed by the student.

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Taking note of the rules, the court banned the medical student from more attempts as he had already failed in the same subject more than ten times.