An expert committee has recommended that there should be no negative marking in the MBBS entrance test. The Committee was constituted to look into modalities of the proposed single entrance test for admission to all MBBS courses across India.

The committee set by the Medical Council of India (MCI) has also recommended that there should be objective type questions and a percentile score to determine the merit of all applicants in the proposed National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to MBBS courses from the next year.

Official sources said; the recommendations have been submitted to the MCI and its Board of Governors will soon take a final call after consulting officials of the Health Ministry.