MBBS exam scam: Rohtak varsity expels 23 medicos
Cancels their result, bars them from readmission
In a major action in the MBBS examination scam, Pt. BD Sharma University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, has expelled 23 MBBS students of a private medical college after establishing their involvement in the scandal. The students, belonging to different batches, will not be able to complete their MBBS course.
The expulsion orders, issued by Vice-Chancellor Dr HK Aggarwal on Monday, also categorically state that the expelled students would not be readmitted to the university or to the same college or institution from which they had been expelled. All examinations of their MBBS courses have also been cancelled, while the Controller of Examinations has been asked to make necessary entries in the records to nullify the results.
Confirming the action, Dr Aggarwal told The Tribune, “The investigation is still underway. No other individual found involved in the scam will be spared. We have already dismissed seven university employees and suspended six others in connection with the case.”
The scam, first exposed by The Tribune in January last year, involved the smuggling of answer sheets from the university’s secrecy branch during annual and supplementary examinations. These answer sheets were subsequently re-attempted, tampered with, and re-submitted to fraudulently secure passing marks.
Additionally, marks were allegedly manipulated on award lists shortly before the declaration of results. For this, examinees were allegedly charged between Rs 3 lakh and Rs 5 lakh per subject. Evidence suggests that the racket had been operating for several years.
Dr Aggarwal had, in February last year, also ordered the registration of FIRs against 41 individuals, including 24 MBBS students from a private college and 17 university employees, in connection with the scam, leading to the arrest of 10 accused.
“The answer sheets of all 24 students, along with samples of their handwriting, were sent for forensic examination. In several cases, discrepancies were found between the serial numbers of the answer sheets used by the students and the official records. In other instances, the handwriting did not match the examinees’ handwriting available on record. Additionally, some answer sheets were found to have been tampered with, with earlier content erased and rewritten,” claimed a university official.
He said the students were subsequently served show-cause notices regarding their expulsion. As their replies were found to be unsatisfactory, the university proceeded with disciplinary action, resulting in their expulsion.
