Students who never enrolled in MKU got mark sheets: DVAC
Sanjana Ganesh
MADURAI, July 01, 2019 00:00 IST
It suspects that Rs. 1 lakh was taken as bribe for each mark sheet and provisional certificate
Bogus mark sheets and provisional certificates were given to 500 students, who never enrolled in Madurai Kamaraj University’s Directorate of Distance Education centres, a preliminary probe by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti Corruption (DVAC) has revealed.
The examination scam, according to the DVAC, allegedly happened with the connivance of M. Rajarajan, Additional Controller of Examinations, DDE, MKU, R. Sathiyamoorthi, Superintendent, Electronic Data Processing Section, DDE, and J. Karthigai Selvan, Computer Programmer, EDP section.
In a recent letter to the university, the DVAC said that records were forged in a backdated manner to show as if candidates had registered for the course in the academic and calendar years of 2014 and 2015. However, they had neither joined the course nor appeared for any examination.
According to the DVAC, majority of students admitted that they had not paid registration fee or tuition fee to the university for their courses. Some Demand Drafts in the university records, as evidence of payment of fees by these students, were found to be fake.
In the records of these students, details such as parent name, phone number, address and photos were not available. Instead, only names of candidates were mentioned. Majority of the candidates were shown as if they got admitted to the course on the last date to submit application.
For instance, while a total of 321 students registered for the B. Com. course prior to the last day for admission on December 31, 2013 for the academic year 2014, 253 students were shown as registered on the last day without details like photographs and address, according to the DVAC.
A special syndicate meeting of MKU on Wednesday gave nod to the DVAC to conduct a preliminary enquiry into the matter.
The initial enquiries by DVAC revealed that the candidates who were issued fake certificates were mainly from four centres partnering with MKU - Future Institute of Technology, Karunagappally, AIECT Distance Education Campus, Malapuram, SIMS (Saga Institute of Management Studies), Malapuram and Sarovaram College of Higher Studies, Thrissur. The DVAC said that it would conduct investigation at these centres.
The agency has expressed suspicion that Rs. 1 lakh was taken as bribe for the issue of each consolidated mark sheet and provisional certificate.
The usual procedure demands the receipt of a course completion certificate as a prerequisite in order to receive the provisional certificate and the consolidated mark statement. However, most candidates whose documents were fabricated bypassed the process of procuring the provisional certificate and directly received the other two documents.
When contacted, Mr. Rajarajan said that he was not in-charge of admitting candidates into courses or issuing of mark sheets. “We have never issued mark sheets if candidates did not present course completion certificates,” he said and denied any such charge.
Commenting on the issue, R. Murali, coordinator of the ‘Save Higher Education Movement,’ said that the arraigned officials should not be vested with any role in the DDE until the investigation is completed so as to prevent tampering of records.
Sanjana Ganesh
MADURAI, July 01, 2019 00:00 IST
It suspects that Rs. 1 lakh was taken as bribe for each mark sheet and provisional certificate
Bogus mark sheets and provisional certificates were given to 500 students, who never enrolled in Madurai Kamaraj University’s Directorate of Distance Education centres, a preliminary probe by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti Corruption (DVAC) has revealed.
The examination scam, according to the DVAC, allegedly happened with the connivance of M. Rajarajan, Additional Controller of Examinations, DDE, MKU, R. Sathiyamoorthi, Superintendent, Electronic Data Processing Section, DDE, and J. Karthigai Selvan, Computer Programmer, EDP section.
In a recent letter to the university, the DVAC said that records were forged in a backdated manner to show as if candidates had registered for the course in the academic and calendar years of 2014 and 2015. However, they had neither joined the course nor appeared for any examination.
According to the DVAC, majority of students admitted that they had not paid registration fee or tuition fee to the university for their courses. Some Demand Drafts in the university records, as evidence of payment of fees by these students, were found to be fake.
In the records of these students, details such as parent name, phone number, address and photos were not available. Instead, only names of candidates were mentioned. Majority of the candidates were shown as if they got admitted to the course on the last date to submit application.
For instance, while a total of 321 students registered for the B. Com. course prior to the last day for admission on December 31, 2013 for the academic year 2014, 253 students were shown as registered on the last day without details like photographs and address, according to the DVAC.
A special syndicate meeting of MKU on Wednesday gave nod to the DVAC to conduct a preliminary enquiry into the matter.
The initial enquiries by DVAC revealed that the candidates who were issued fake certificates were mainly from four centres partnering with MKU - Future Institute of Technology, Karunagappally, AIECT Distance Education Campus, Malapuram, SIMS (Saga Institute of Management Studies), Malapuram and Sarovaram College of Higher Studies, Thrissur. The DVAC said that it would conduct investigation at these centres.
The agency has expressed suspicion that Rs. 1 lakh was taken as bribe for the issue of each consolidated mark sheet and provisional certificate.
The usual procedure demands the receipt of a course completion certificate as a prerequisite in order to receive the provisional certificate and the consolidated mark statement. However, most candidates whose documents were fabricated bypassed the process of procuring the provisional certificate and directly received the other two documents.
When contacted, Mr. Rajarajan said that he was not in-charge of admitting candidates into courses or issuing of mark sheets. “We have never issued mark sheets if candidates did not present course completion certificates,” he said and denied any such charge.
Commenting on the issue, R. Murali, coordinator of the ‘Save Higher Education Movement,’ said that the arraigned officials should not be vested with any role in the DDE until the investigation is completed so as to prevent tampering of records.
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