2. Any regular student may, with the permission of the Principal and the Professors of the subjects, attend courses of lectures or departments of Hospital practice in addition to the full curriculum for the year, and shall be entitled to certificates for attendance at such extra lectures if the Professors are satisfied that the student has attended regularly and has honestly studied the subject. For such courses additional fees are charged. (Section "Fees," paragraph 5.)

3. A casual student wishing to attend any course of lectures or any department of Hospital practice may do so with the permission of the Principal and Professor of the subject on payment in advance of fees at the rates fixed. If the student has passed one of the Preliminary Arts examinations ag explained in Section "The Students," paragraph 1, he may be granted certiAcates of attendance at the lectures, provided the Principal and Professor are satisfied with his study of the subjects taken up.

4. Female students may, with the sanction of the Principal, change their course of study from the curriculum of the University to that of the Certificate class.

5. Casual female students may be enrolled in the Certificate class after commencing a course of study in one or more subjects at the College, but will have to complete the full four-years' course from the time of entering the Certificate course.

6. All certificates for attendance at these curricula are only recognised by the British General Medical Council, provided the requisite Preliminary Arts examination has been passed.

EXAMINATIONS.

REGULAR STUDENTS.

1. The examinations compulsory for regular students are the College Test examinations and the Calcutta University examinations.

2. Casual students may be required to pass the College Test examina

tions.

3. Students of the Military pupil class are required to pass College Test examinations and Final examinations in certain subjects at different stages of the curriculum in accordance with the orders of the Director-General, Indian Medical Service.

4. Students of the Female Certificate class are required to pass College Test examinations and Final examinations in certain subjects at different stages of the curriculum.

The following

are the examinations for the different classes of students :

NOTE. It will thus be seen that the first L.M.S. or first M.B. fulfils the purpose of a College Test for regular students of the third year, and the Final L M.S. or M B. for those of the fifth year.

Promotion to a higher stage of the curriculum is dependent on passing the Test examinations. 5. Students of the first and second-year at the College Test examinations are expected to obtain a minimum of 40 per cent. in all subjects, but 30 per cent. in one may not debar them from being promoted to the second and third year's curriculum, respectively. Failure to reach this minimum will entail a further year's study before promotion.

6. Those who, after passing the College Test, fail at the University examinations, will be entitled, equally with those who pass it, to join the third-year curriculum, at the end of which the former will have to present themselves for the combined Preliminary Scientific and first L M.S or M. B. examinations. 7. Those students who fail at the College Test examination of the second year will not be debarred from going up for the Preliminary Scientific. They will be encouraged to do so; but whether they pass or fail they will be relegated to the second-year curriculum, provided that those who pass the University examination will not be required to attend the courses in those subjects in which they have passed.

8. Students of the first or second-year curriculum, who fail twice at the sanie stage to gain promotion to the next higher curriculum, will be finally removed from the College.

9. Students of the third-year must present themselves for the first L.M S. or first M.B. examination of the Calcutta University, or for the combined (paragraph 6 above). Those who fail at this examination will be relegated for a further year to the third-year's curriculum.

10. Those who fail to present themselves at the University examinations without satisfactory explanation, render themselves liable to removal from the College.

11. Students of the third-year who fail twice at the first LM.S. or first M.B. will be liable to removal from the College. If the Principal thinks fit, they may be allowed to remain in the College and be relegated to the thirdyear curriculum on payment of fees at rates laid down (Section " Fees," paragraph 11). This concession may be repeated for any number of years at the discretion of the Principal.

12. Students of the fourth-year curriculum must not only pass the College Test examinations, but must also show diligence and aptitude in clinical work, otherwise they will not be promoted to the fifth-year curriculum.

13. Students of the fourth-year curriculum who, at the College Test Examinations, obtain a minimum of 40 per cent. of the marks in three subjects, and 30 per cent, in a fourth (Section " Curricula ") will be eligible for

promotion to the fifth-year class. Those who fail to obtain this minimum will be relegated to the fourth-year curriculum for a further year.

14 Students who fail to pass the final L.M.S. or M B. examinations must attend a further course of lectures in the subject or subjects in which they have failed, in accordance with the University regulations, and must pay the necessary fees (Section "Fees," paragraph 16).

15 Students who have failed to pass the College Test and University examinations in regular course are not eligible for junior stipendiary scholarships (Section " College Rewards").

16. Students of the fourth-year curriculam will be allowed to compete for the medals, prizes and scholarships of the fourth and fifth years (Section College Rewards," paragraph 16 and 17).

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17. The method of examinations for Honours is determined by each Professor in consultation with the Principal.

MILITARY PUPILS.

18. The rules regulating the Test and Final examinations of the Military pupil class are those ordered by the Director-General, Indian Medical Service, from time to time.

FEMALE CERTIFICATE CLASS.

19. Promotion to a higher curriculum is dependent on passing the Test examinations, at which the minimum of marks fixed in each subject must be obtained.

20. A student of the first year who obtains less than 30 per cent. of marks in any two out of the four subjects of the Test examinations will be removed from the College.

21. A student of the second and third-year curriculum must obtain 40 per cent. of the marks in two subjects of examination (Test or Final) to be promoted to the higher curriculum. A student who fails to obtain 40 per cent.

in two or 30 per cent in one subject only will be relegated for a further year's study to her present curriculum.

22. If a student obtains more than 30 per cent. but less than 40 per cent. of the marks in one subject, she will be eligible for promotion. She must, however, attend a course of lectures in the subjects in which she has failed in addition to the full curriculum of the year to which she has been promoted. She must pass the Test examination in that subject before being promoted. Repeated failure will entail removal from the College.

23. The same rules for the minimum percentage of marks accepted for the examinations of the second and third years apply to students of the fourth year.

24. If a student of the fourth year gains 30 per cent. and less than 40 per cent. in one subject only, she will be referred for a further course of study for one year.

THE MILITARY PUPIL CLASS.

1. The administrative control of this class, as a portion of the Indian Subordinate Medical Department, rests with the Director-General, Indian Medical Service.

2 Students are admitted to this class under the orders of the Government of India, Military Department (India Army Circulars, 1884, clause 3). Full particulars are to be found in a prospectus issued annually from the office of the Director-General, Indian Medical Service.

3. Students must be of European or Eurasian parentage, physically fit, of good character, and between sixteen and nineteen years of age on admission. 4. While at the college they will be styled military pupils.

5. Their education at the College is intended to fit them for employment in hospitals of British troops and in Military and Civil appointments (India Army Circulars, 1884, clause 83).

6. The course of study is that laid down in Appendix B of the abovementioned prospectus, and will be found in the Section "Carricula" of these rules.

7. Military pupils must obtain permission from the Principal before attending lectures on subjects outside their curriculum.

8. The periodical and final examinations of the curriculum will be conducted, and students who fail to pass them will be dealt with in accordance with the rules laid down in the prospectus issued by the Director-General, Indian Medical Service.

9. At the end of the course, military pupils, if reported qualified, will be attested and admitted (India Army Circulars of 1888, clause 162) into the Indian Subordinate Medical Department.

10. At the same they will receive a certificate qualifying them to practise physic in India and designate themselves Diplomates of the Medical College of Bengal.

11. A military pupil who, at the end of his first year at the College, does not, in the opinion of the Principal, give promise of proving a successful or desirable student, will be liable to removal.

12. A military pupil, in the event of failing to pass the periodical and final examinations of the curriculum, or misconducting himself, may be summarily removed by the Director-General, Indian Medical Service, and all certificates to which he may otherwise be entitled withheld.

13. A military pupil desirous of relinquishing his studies can only do go with the sanction of the Director-General, Indian Medical Service, and on refunding the whole amount of pay received by him.

14. A military pupil who, after completing the course, declines to be attes ted, will similarly refund the whole amount of pay received by him, and will not receive any certificates.

15. The order and discipline of the military pupils is maintained by the Superintendent of military pupils, and the resident staff under the orders of the Principal.

16. While under instruction in the College or Hospitals, military pupils are subject to the rules for the maintenance of discipline applicable to other students.

17. Leave to military pupils is granted by the Principal. 18. No certificate of attendance on any course of lectures, or practical Letter No. 4291, dated 24th work, will be granted to a military pupil unless October 1893, from the Secretary he has passed the Entrance examination of the to the Surgeon-General with the Calcutta University, or its equivalent, before Government of India. commencing the course, and has also paid the fees laid down for casual student, (Section Fees").

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COLLEGE REWARDS.

1. The following are the rewards obtainable by students:-

(a) Free tuition, i.e, refund of fees at the end of the first year, awarded to 10 students of the first year.

(b) Government stipendiary junior scholarships, together with free tai. tion, awarded at the end of their first and second year to 10 students of each year.

(c) Government stipendiary senior scholarships, with free tuition awarded to 10 students at the end of their third year.