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Summative assessments measure learning outcomes at the end of an instructional unit or at a specific time, comparing student knowledge or skills to established standards or bench -marks. Rather than focusing on an individual, it gauges how a group responds toan intervention. This way, it helps teachers, administrators, and parents assess the effectiveness of curriculum, materials, and instructions at various levels. 
An important addition to psychiatryeducation in India has been the CBMEstructured framework for undergradu-ate education. This has helped bridge thegap in psychiatry education between col-leges with good resources and collegeswith minimal resources. Similarly, uni-formity in PG CBME is still in its earlystages, with gaps that create discrepan-cies in psychiatry PG education acrossthe country. In the end, these proposedchanges could develop a new generationof medical professionals with strongresearch abilities and clinical knowl -edge, in addition to streamlining the PGtraining program. We can create condi -tions for a more effective and fulfillingPG medical education system in India bytackling systemic issues and putting upproductive reforms.This review is limited in capturing theopinions of a few psychiatry teachersworking in a private medical college affil -iated to a state university (including theauthors of this paper). Additionally, survey-ing PGs and psychiatry teachers of variousinstitutes at various levels and creating a forum could provide more comprehensiveinsights and new suggestions