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and a bungalow for the Superintendent. In 1917 the School was affiliated
to the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Bombay. A Committee was
set up in 1936 with the Surgeon General as Chairman and Sir Mangaldas
Mehta as an additional member to find ways and means for improvement
in teaching, etc. The Committee drew up a scheme for the guidance of the
heads of the schools. This scheme was approved by Government in 1936,
and the School has undergone many changes.
The preliminary education standard required for admission has been
raised from the current year (1936-37) to Intermediate Science, B group.
Prior to this Matriculation was the minimum qualification required. The
number of applications received in 1935, 1936 and 1937 was 302, 292 and
72 with 9, 28 and 42 respectively having I.Sc. qualifications. Of the total
vacancies 25 per cent. are reserved for women students and 25 per cent.
for students from the backward classes. To pass the examination a student
must obtain, in aggregate, at least 40 per cent. of the total marks, the pass
marks for each subject being 30 per cent. Unsuccessful candidates are
allowed 2, 3 and 5 attempts at the 1st, 2nd and final L.C.P.S. examina-
tions respectively.
On an average 25 students work at a time in a practical class of Chemis-
try, Physics, Biology, Physiology and Materia Medica and 12 in a practical
class of Bacteriology and Pathology.
Students have their own Library and Reading Room where they play in-
door games as well.
MIRAJ CHRISTIAN MEDICAL SCHOOL, MIRAJ, (BOMBAY).
The Miraj Christian Medical School is a non-Government institution and
was started in 1900 by late Sir William Wanless with a class of 3 students
with the object of training men for Hospital Assistants to work in the
Miraj Mission Hospital which was founded by him in 1892. He with his
colleagues gave a three years' course to these students. With the co-opera-
tion of other Mission Hospitals 12 students were admitted to a new class
three years later. This class was given a 4 years' course and since then a
single class was taught under that system till 1915. The School is now
maintaining only two classes simultaneously admitting students once in
two years. In 1918 the School was affiliated to the College of Physicians
and Surgeons, Bombay, and in 1919 for the first time it sent its students
for the Final L.C.P. S. examination of Bombay. All non-matriculates had
to take up then an entrance examination at the B. J. Medical School,
Poona, before they were admitted. The last three classes have been given
a 5 years' course of study.
The preliminary education standard now required for admission to the
School is Matricülation. At the time of selection for admission preference
is given to students supported by the various Missions, Native States and
private Institutions.
The number of applications received in 1936was 62 out of which 15
were from candidates with I Sc. qualification. There no admissions
in 1935 and 1937.