Bombay High Court Rejects Student Plea: 4-Attempt Cap for First-Year MBBS Exams Strictly Upheld

Bombay High Court Rejects Student Plea: 4-Attempt Cap for First-Year MBBS Exams Strictly Upheld

Case Title:  Aarya Avinash Patil v. Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik

Case No.: Writ Petition No. 7366 of 2026

Coram: Justice Firdosh P. Pooniwalla and Justice R. I. Chagla

Court Observation

“… the Regulation provides that the student shall not be allowed more than four attempts for the first year of MBBS and does not restrict the limit to attempts made in different subjects as is submitted by the Petitioner,”

“… by virtue of the provisions of Regulation 21 of the 2023 Regulations, the Petitioner cannot be allowed one more attempt in Anatomy as sought by the Petitioner. The Petitioner has already been allowed four attempts for the first year MBBS and cannot be allowed any more attempt,”

Bombay High Court Rejects Student Plea: 4-Attempt Cap for First-Year MBBS Exams Strictly Upheld