Loopholes in med admissions exposed
Health Minister Promises To Streamline MBBS Intake, Put Imposters Behind Bars
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
The cases of impersonation tumbling out in Tamil Nadu, where competition is cut throat for the few seats, have not just exposed the craze for a medical seat. They have also laid bare gaping loopholes in the system.
In each of at least three cases reported this year, the student who appeared for the competitive NEET was different from the one attending classes. “Students were nearly stripped and searched minutes before the exam. They tore off full sleeved shirts, removed ear studs and other jewels, watches. But how is it that there are no checks during counselling? Until now, we thought the only problem was students making false nativity claims. But we now see that some students have managed to impersonate and fudge documents,” said Kailash Vishwanthan, whose son missed getting a seat by one mark.
Directorate of medical education officials said they realised the flaw in the process last week when Theni Medical College dean Dr Rajendran reported the first case. “We realise it is because we don’t a biometric system during counselling. Next year, we will have fingerprints and iris scans. Fingerprints of students are taken by the National Testing Agency in examination hall. We can get experts to match them during counselling and during admission,” director of medical education Dr R Narayanababu said earlier. Options of bio-metric attendance for students in all government colleges are being explored.
Health minister C Vijayabaskar told reporters they would tighten the process and also file criminal charges against students who had joined MBBS course without being eligibile or by fudging documents.
Medical college administrators poring through students’ records say it may be impossible to verify documents perfectly. “Some students have passed out of schools nearly four years ago. Their Class X photos are nearly six years old. It is impossible to match some photos. This method of document verification is crude and will lead to false alarms,” said a senior professor in a government medical college in Chennai. “Moreover we don’t know if this problem exists in 2018 and 2017 batch of students.”
On September 10, more than a month after admissions closed, Riyas from Andhra Pradesh came to the Madurai Medical College with an allotment ‘order’ from New-Delhi based Medical Counselling Committee (MMC). Dean Dr K Vanitha, who became suspicious, informed the Tallakulam police. At least two other candidates, who came with similar ‘orders’, fled before police arrived.
Health Minister Promises To Streamline MBBS Intake, Put Imposters Behind Bars
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
The cases of impersonation tumbling out in Tamil Nadu, where competition is cut throat for the few seats, have not just exposed the craze for a medical seat. They have also laid bare gaping loopholes in the system.
In each of at least three cases reported this year, the student who appeared for the competitive NEET was different from the one attending classes. “Students were nearly stripped and searched minutes before the exam. They tore off full sleeved shirts, removed ear studs and other jewels, watches. But how is it that there are no checks during counselling? Until now, we thought the only problem was students making false nativity claims. But we now see that some students have managed to impersonate and fudge documents,” said Kailash Vishwanthan, whose son missed getting a seat by one mark.
Directorate of medical education officials said they realised the flaw in the process last week when Theni Medical College dean Dr Rajendran reported the first case. “We realise it is because we don’t a biometric system during counselling. Next year, we will have fingerprints and iris scans. Fingerprints of students are taken by the National Testing Agency in examination hall. We can get experts to match them during counselling and during admission,” director of medical education Dr R Narayanababu said earlier. Options of bio-metric attendance for students in all government colleges are being explored.
Health minister C Vijayabaskar told reporters they would tighten the process and also file criminal charges against students who had joined MBBS course without being eligibile or by fudging documents.
Medical college administrators poring through students’ records say it may be impossible to verify documents perfectly. “Some students have passed out of schools nearly four years ago. Their Class X photos are nearly six years old. It is impossible to match some photos. This method of document verification is crude and will lead to false alarms,” said a senior professor in a government medical college in Chennai. “Moreover we don’t know if this problem exists in 2018 and 2017 batch of students.”
On September 10, more than a month after admissions closed, Riyas from Andhra Pradesh came to the Madurai Medical College with an allotment ‘order’ from New-Delhi based Medical Counselling Committee (MMC). Dean Dr K Vanitha, who became suspicious, informed the Tallakulam police. At least two other candidates, who came with similar ‘orders’, fled before police arrived.
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