Impact of GPA on Medical Sciences Exam: New Score Calculation Formula Announced

The head of the Medical Education Assessment Center announced that in basic sciences and pre-internship exams, if a candidate's raw score does not reach the passing threshold, the GPA will be calculated with a 40-point weight alongside the 160-point exam score, and can determine whether the candidate passes.

The supervisor of the Medical Education Assessment Center announced that in the basic sciences and pre-internship tests, if the candidate's raw score does not reach the passing threshold, the GPA will be calculated with a share of 40 points in addition to the 160 points of the test and can determine his acceptance.

Ambassador of Arjan-Social Group: Reza Shujaipour, head of the Medical Education Evaluation Center, head of the Medical Education Evaluation Center, referring to the approvals of the Evaluation and Admission Council of the Ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical Education regarding how to calculate the scores of the basic science and pre-internship exams, stated: the positive effect of GPA is only applied to candidates who have not achieved the passing quorum. In this situation, the candidate's score is calculated based on 40 grade point average and 160 raw test scores.

He added: If the candidate gets a score higher than the passing threshold, including the GPA, the passing threshold score will be considered for him.

Referring to the deadline for candidates' GPA correction, the head of the Medical Education Assessment Center said: "Universities have the opportunity to correct the candidates' GPA up to one month after the announcement of the exam results, and after this deadline, it will not be possible to apply the GPA."

Shujaipour also explained about how to calculate the score of the basic medical and dental science exams for non-Iranian candidates: the score of this category of candidates is calculated from 190 and the score of the education course is also awarded to them accordingly.

He stated: These rules have been implemented since the exam of September 1404, and it is necessary for the universities to inform the candidates about its provisions.

The passing score for four medical science exams in 1405 was announced.

The registration of basic medical and dental science exams, pre-internship and the end of the pharmacy course, which started on August 3rd, was extended until Friday, September 20, 1405. The Ministry of Health made this decision to help volunteers and considering the end of the academic semester.

The opportunity to re-register and edit the information of candidates for the specialized doctorate and research doctorate in medical sciences has started. Candidates for the fields of basic medical sciences, health and specialized sciences, pharmacy and dentistry can register or complete their documents within the set deadline. The time of receiving the admission card, conducting the exam and announcing the results of different stages has also been determined.