Table 1.

Demographic details of students in different assessment systems

		Assessment system
Characteristics		Pass/fail/honour system, n (%)	GPA system, n (%)	p
Total students		98 (25)	289 (75)	–
Age, years, mean±SD		19.5±0.9	19.8±1.0	0.322
Gender	Male	40 (41)	42 (15)	<0.01
	Female	58 (59)	243 (85)
Year of study	1st year	29 (30)	27 (9)	<0.01
	2nd year	69 (70)	262 (91)
Residence	Day scholar	64 (65)	167 (58)	0.190
	Hostelite	34 (35)	122 (42)
Satisfaction with academic performance	Completely satisfied	27 (28)	35 (12)	<0.01
	Moderately satisfied	55 (56)	135 (47)
	Not satisfied	16 (16)	119 (41)