Mumbai: Hundreds of postgraduate medical students from courses run by the College of Physicians and Surgeons (CPS) staged a protest at Azad Maidan on Thursday, demanding that the state government intervene in the prolonged delay in their final examinations.The uncertainty stems from the withdrawal of recognition for CPS diploma and postgraduate programmes in 2022. However, students who had secured admission in the 2021–22 academic year through NEET-PG were allowed to continue their courses after being assured they would be able to complete them.While many of these students have finished their two-year programmes, their final examinations have not been conducted since November 2024, leaving them unable to obtain certificates or practise medicine. Students estimate that over 2,000 candidates are currently affected.Dwijisha Katkar, one of the students, said she had paid Rs. 18 lakh in fees and completed the course but remains unable to begin medical practice because the examination has not been held. The matter, she added, is now pending before the Supreme Court.Student groups said those admitted through a merit-based process should not be left in limbo. Representatives of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad warned that wider protests could follow if the government fails to resolve the issue.
