EVALUATION OF UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL STUDENT

Abstract

With the change in the medical curriculum and teaching modalities there also a need for effective methods to assess
the candidate with emphasis on clinical competence and skills as well as knowledge. It is the responsibility of every
physician to pass his knowledge to the next generation, and so examinations have been set to test what the candidate
have been leant and their ability to practise medicine safely. Examinations cannot be hundred percent ideal to test
any candidate. It is the most commonly used method of assessment all over the world. Most of the discussions and
many studies are now carried out to find the proper way of examination.