[2] Students at the college demonstrated in 2015, calling for the reinstatement of the "carry on" examination system.

Under the 2002 "carry on" system, students could continue taking classes in the next academic session while preparing to retake an exam.

The Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council eliminated "carry on" in 2013, after which students who failed a professional exam were not allowed to continue classes until they had passed it, causing them to lose up to a year in the process.

The number of long standing vacancies led the Patuakhali Development Foundation to form a human chain to demand action.

Admission for Bangladeshis to the MBBS course at all medical colleges in Bangladesh is controlled centrally by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

It administers an annual, written, multiple choice question admission exam simultaneously across the country.

DGHS has varied the admission rules over the years, but historically candidates have been admitted based primarily on their score on this test.

[13][14] DGHS also admits candidates to fill quotas: freedom fighters descendants, tribal, foreign, and others.