As per the new recommendation implemented in MBBS courses, students, who fail in more than two subjects in the first year, will have to repeat in the same class. Until now, a student, who does not pass the exams, will have to write a supplementary exam later to get promoted to the next year's class. However, the new system was implemented since the beginning of the MBBS batch last year. This significant change brought about by the National Medical Commission will be of the greatest comfort to people who rely on doctors for treatment. This is a decision that can be applied to other professional courses as well.

Since the student who fails in more than two subjects will have an opportunity to write and pass the SAY exam, no one will oppose the exam reform. If the student does not succeed there too, he will have to sit for another year in the old class with the junior batch. This method is applicable not only for the first year but also for subsequent years. Upon seeing their classmates passing the exams and making their future secure, students, who are not serious with their studies, will be forced to rethink. Needless to say, those who do not pass the exam within a stipulated time, will be left behind in the competition.

Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry are the subjects in first-year MBBS. In the past, the first MBBS used to last for one and a half years. At that time, the exams were so tough that only 50% used to pass in the first round in the general examination. Those who failed in the exams were given the opportunity to appear for the examination six months later and the winners of these exams were allowed to continue as an additional batch after the regular batch. However, with the shortening of the duration of the first year MBBS to one year, the pass percentage has shot up. A situation has arisen where only those who have not studied anything fail the exam. Such students can also study with the regular batch after passing the SAY exam. Only those who squander all these opportunities will have to spend a year with the junior batch.

Doctors handle human life. Those who choose such a pure profession must be sincere in their studies. A good portion of students who attend professional colleges is also well-educated. But only a small section of the population is behaving in a way that is embarrassing to the medical profession itself. Recently, police had registered a case against two senior students for allegedly ragging a PG student at the Government Medical College, Kozhikode. Both the students have been suspended from college for six months. Some months back, a house surgeon in Thrissur Medical College was arrested for distributing drugs. Those students, who are not serious not with their studies, often fall into vicious circles. The medical profession is highly valued by society. The fact that our children are going to study medicine in foreign universities underscores the importance of the profession. A great opportunity for community service awaits those who arrive with a doctorate. Each student must study well in order to lay the groundwork for that responsibility. Students should enjoy the colours of college life. But they should not push themselves into eternal darkness without learning. They must study when it is time to study. Time will not wait for anyone.