112. The examination by printed or written papers shall be conducted in the order of time and subjects set forth in the following table, and the number of marks assignable to each subject shall be as therein specified :

In addition to the above 220 marks shall be allowed for the vivâ voce portion of the examination.

113. The Examiners shall be appointed not less than three months before the time fixed for the examination, in order that they may have ample time for exercising care and deliberation in the preparation of their papers.

114. Previous to the transmission of the examination papers to the Registrar the Examiners shall hold a meeting, at which each Examiner shall submit his papers and also the value which he intends to assign to each question; in the event of a difference of opinion, the decision of the majority of the Exami ners present shall prevail.

115. Within one month from the completion of the examination the Examiners shall furnish to the Registrar a tabular statement prepared in the annexed form exhibiting the results of the examination, together with a letter containing any

remarks or suggestions which they may consider to be deserving of the attention of the Senate.

116. The candidates shall be ranked in the order of proficiency as determined by the total marks obtained by each, and shall be arranged in three classes :

The 1st, consisting of those who have obtained not less than nine-twelfths of the aggregate number of marks.

The 2nd, of those who have obtained not less than seventwelfths of the aggregate number of marks.

The 3rd, of those who have obtained not less than fivetwelfths of the aggregate number of marks.

Candidates failing to obtain one-third of the marks assigned to each subject. or five-twelfths on the whole, shall not pass.

The Examiners shall be at liberty to bracket men when the difference between them amounts only to a very small number of marks.

Form of tabular statement to be submitted by the Examiners.

130 120 150 100 120 80 120 100 100 100 110 110 220

117. Candidates for the Degree of M. B. and C. M. are required to have passed the First Examination in Arts of this or of some other recognized University,* and subsequently to have been engaged during five years in their professional studies. They shall be required to pass one preliminary scientific and two professional examinations.

PRELIMINARY SCIENTIFIC EXAMINATION.

118. A Preliminary Scientific Examination shall be held in Madras once a year commencing on the second Monday in July. 119. Candidates must have completed their 18th year and shall produce certificates of having attended courses of lectures, as follows:

:

Chemistry, (Inorganic, with Elements of Organic Chemistry) -one course of, at least, 100 lectures.

Botany-one course of, at least, 40 lectures.

The examination in systematic Botany shall comprise the

*Such candidates as have not passed in Latin at the F. A. Examination shall be required to pass an examination in that language up to the F. A. standard. Vide Regulation 121.

following natural orders only: Ranunculacæ, Papaveraceæ, Cruciferæ, Malvacea, Rutacea (includes Aurantiaceæ,) Leguminosa, Rosacea, Myrtaceæ, Cucurbitaceæ, Umbelliferæ Rubiaceae, Compositæ, Apocyneæ, Asclepiadeæ, Loganiacea, Gentianacea. Convolvulaceæ, Solancea Scrophulariaceæ, Labiatæ, Euphorbiacea, Piperaceae, Coniferæ, Palmacea, Liliaceae. Scitamineæ, Gramineæ, and Filices.

Practical Chemistry-one course.

120. These certificates shall be transmitted to the Registrar at least, fourteen days before the date of examination along with a fee of Rs. 10.

121. Candidates will be examined in accordance with the following scheme :

:

122. Candidates failing to obtain one-fourth of the marks in Latin, one-third in each of the other subjects, and one-half of the aggregate number shall not pass.

123. At the end of one week from the last day of the examination the Examiners shall arrange the successful candidates in the order of merit as ascertained by the numerical results of the examination.

FIRST EXAMINATION.

124. The First M. B. and C. M. Examination shall be held in Madras once a year commencing on the fourth Monday in July.

125. Candidates must produce certificates of having passed the Preliminary Scientific Examination, at least, two years previously and of having attended the following courses :

Anatomy-two courses of, at least, 100 lectures each. Physiology-two courses of, at least, 80 lectures each. Materia Medica and Therapeutics-one course of, at least, 100 lectures.

Comparative Anatomy-one course of, at least, 40 lectures. 126. They must also produce certificates of having attended a course of Practical Pharmacy at a College, Hospital or Dispensary, and of having dissected the whole human body.

127. These certificates shall be transmitted to the Registrar at least fourteen days before the date of examination along with a fee of Rupees 20.

128. Candidates will be examined in the subjects above specified in accordance with the following scheme :—

Candidates failing to obtain one-third of the marks in each subject, or one-half of the aggregate number, shall not pass.