Rohtak varsity sacks 2 staffers arrested in MBBS exam scam
In a decisive move, Pt BD Sharma University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, has terminated the services two regular employees — Roshan Lal, a computer operator, and Rohit, an assistant — for their involvement in an MBBS exam scam. The dismissals were confirmed by UHSR Vice Chancellor Prof HK Aggarwal.
Students allowed to smuggle answer sheets
University employees helped students smuggle answer sheets, allowing them to rewrite answers
An FIR was filed against 41 accused, including 24 students and 17 staff members
The sacked employees reportedly confessed to tampering with answer sheets
The scandal involved the illicit smuggling of answer sheets from the university during annual and supplementary MBBS examinations. Students allegedly reattempted answers following which university staff resubmitted the sheets, in a bid to help them secure passing marks through fraudulent means.
Following an expose by The Tribune in January, both employees were suspended. By February, the UHSR escalated its response by filing an FIR against 41 individuals, including 24 MBBS students from a private college and 17 UHSR employees. Roshan Lal and Rohit were among those named in the FIR and were subsequently arrested.
“The police investigation is ongoing, with students from two private colleges across the state implicated so far. The university’s internal inquiry also uncovered discrepancies between marks on answer sheets and those recorded in award lists, suggesting possible tampering,” sources revealed.
The dismissal orders, issued by the Vice Chancellor on Monday, cited the employees’ confessions during police interrogation as grounds for termination, stating they were “unfit to remain in service”.
According to the order, Roshan Lal admitted to altering, replacing and manipulating answer sheets, as well as re-stitching them before resubmission. Additionally, Rs 6 lakh was recovered from his residence. Despite being bound by standard operating procedures, he exploited his position to commit fraud — conduct deemed “completely unbecoming of a university employee”. Similar allegations were outlined in Rohit’s dismissal order.
The orders further noted that since both accused are currently jailed, there is apprehension that they or their associates may intimidate, threaten or coerce witnesses slated to testify against them, potentially obstructing justice.
