Name of the Organisation : Directorate of Medical Education & Research Maharashtra (dmer.org)
Type of Announcement : Provisional Result
Designation : PGM-CET 2014 / PGD – CET Common Entrance Test
Reference Number : No.DMER/PGM-CET 2014/Question Paper/Notification No.5/2-A,
Provisional Result of PGM – CET 2014 here : https://www.indianjobtalks.in/uploads/15718-Final_PGM%20CET%202014%20Weblist%20-%2028%20JAN%2014.pdf
Provisional Result of PGD – CET 2014 here : https://www.indianjobtalks.in/uploads/15718-Final_PGD%20CET%202014%20Weblist%20-%2028%20JAN%2014.pdf
Home Page : http://www.dmer.org/vol2013.htm
The Common Entrance Test for Postgraduate Medical Courses, PGM-CET-2014 was conducted on Sunday, 5th January, 2014 by Competent Authority appointed by Government of Maharashtra. The provisional result of the same is being declared on 28th January 2014.
The subject experts have opined that seven (07) questions in the question paper of the aforesaid examination are defective. The Competent Authority, on the basis of the opinion and advice of the respective subject expert has taken a decision to make these seven (07) questions “non-evaluative / invalid”. These questions carried one mark each for a correct answer. Therefore instead of reducing the maximum number of marks from 300 to 293, The Competent Authority has decided to allot one mark each for these defective MCQ to all candidates who appeared in this examination, thus keeping maximum marks as 300; unchanged. The details of “Non-evaluative/ Invalid” MCQ are shown in the Table No. – 1 at respective Sr. No. in each version.
Table No. – 1 – Version-wise Sr. No. of Non-evaluative/ Invalid Questions
Sr. No. Sr. No. in Version 11 Sr. No. in Version 22 Sr. No. in Version 33 Sr. No. in Version 44
1 54 44 19 294
2 60 75 50 25
3 129 164 139 114
4 157 202 177 152
5 181 21 296 271
6 194 184 159 134
7 199 134 109 84
The subject expert also opined that there is change in Answer Key in Four (04) questions. It differs from the Answer Key published on the website. These Four (04) questions are correct and hence these are evaluative. The evaluation will be done as per corrected key. The details of Sr. No. of questions with change in key is shown in Table No. – 2.
Table No. – 2 – Version-wise Sr. No. of questions with change in Key
Sr. No. Key as published on website Corrected Key Sr. No. in Version 11 Sr. No. in Version 22 Sr. No. in Version 33 Sr. No. in Version 44
1 C A 137 282 257 232
2 D C 142 82 57 32
3 D B 179 249 224 199
4 B D 268 33 8 283
It is expressly clarified that all other “Model-Answers” in respect of 289 questions provided by all the subject experts and the answers provided by the Original setters/Moderators appointed by this Competent Authority have fully matched with each other and hence taken as correct and “evaluative”.
It is further clarified that the aforesaid Seven (07) questions have been made non evaluative and hence if the candidate opts for verification, the answer to these questions will appear as * in the printout of the key response given to the candidate.