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T. E. Ravenshaw, Commissioner of Orissa and Lieut.-Colonel W. D.
Stewart, Civil Surgeon of Cuttack. The course of study was three
years upto the end of 1895-96. From 1896-97 to 1898-99 only 3 students
took up the 4th year course annually as bonded students on a stipend of
Rs. 20 per month each on the condition that they would take up Govern-
ment service on acquiring the necessary qualifications. The four years'
course was regularly started from 1899-1900. Upto 1903-04 the students
qualified themselves on the result of the oral examination only held by
a Committee appointed by Government, but since 1904-05 the examinations
were partly written and partly oral. The present system of examinations
and licensing was introduced by the Bihar and Orissa Medical Examination
Board in 1916-17.

    Matriculation of a recognised University or any other examination
recognised by Government as equivalent thereto is the minimum quali-
fication required for admission to the school.

    Admission of male candidates to the school is restricted to natives of
the Province or persons domiciled therein—20 to 25 per cent. of the
seats being allotted to the latter class. Concession is allowed to genuine
Oriya students from Chhota Nagpur in Bihar provided seats are available
after accommodating the natives and those domiciled in Orissa. Not more
than 10 per cent. of the vacancies are allotted to students coming from
other provinces. There is no provincial restriction for women students:

    121, 109 and 124 applications were received in 1935, 1936 and 1937
with 4, 2 and 1 applications respectively from candidates having I. Sc.
qualifications.

    A first year student, who fails to obtain 33 per cent. marks in Physics
and Chemistry at the sessional examinations, is promoted to the 2nd
year class provisionally but is required to reappear in that subject at the
next Primary examination of the Board, provided he passes in it at the
sessional examination held just before the Board examination. Should
he fail again, he is removed from the school. If he fails to obtain 40 per
cent. marks either in Anatomy, Materia Medica or Physiology, he is
provisionally promoted to the second year class and is re-examined in that
subject after three months. Should he fail again in that subject he is
dealt with as a new candidate. A second year student who fails to
obtain 40 per cent. marks in any one subject at the sessional examination
is allowed to appear at the Intermediate examination of the Board after
six months provided he passes in the sessional examination held before
the Board examination. A third year student who fails to secure 40 per
cent. marks in any one subject is given two chances to reappear at the
next sessional examination in that subject only. A fourth year student
who fails to obtain 40 per cent. marks in the sessional examinations in
not more than two subjects is detained for six months and allowed to