Medical Graduates Protest Over Out-of-Syllabus Questions in Afghanistan’s Exit Exam

A group of medical graduates have raised concerns that several questions in the state or “Exit” exam were outside the official syllabus and sources; an issue they say contradicts principles of fairness and transparency. These graduates announced on Wednesday, May 13, that despite reviewing these matters, no clear action has been taken to amend the results.

According to these young doctors, the Orders and Decrees Authority of the Taliban administration has inspected the exam questions and identified several that were outside the prescribed curriculum. However, no official statement has yet been issued regarding the fate of these questions or how the scores will be calculated.

They emphasize that if it has been officially confirmed that some questions were outside the system and syllabus, failure to award related points or implement the inspection decisions indicates administrative disorder and weak enforcement of regulations. In the view of these graduates, such a situation could undermine the credibility of the scientific evaluation process.

These graduates have called for an immediate review of the questions and transparency from the responsible bodies. They argue that the Exit exam, which determines the professional future of hundreds of young doctors, must be conducted under clear and fair criteria.

Previously, the Taliban’s Ministry of Public Health announced that the second round of the 1404 Exit exam was taken by about seven thousand graduates from therapeutic medicine and stomatology faculties at Kabul University. As of the time of this report, authorities have not responded to the claims made.