After Neet impersonation, CB-CID probing marksheet tampering now
Student On Leave Studying Abroad: Cops
Pushpa Narayan & A Selvaraj TNN
Chennai:01.10.2019
Impersonation may not be the only illegality in medical admissions this year. Police are suspecting tampering of NEET marksheets by a student, who managed to secure admissions in a government medical college, where tuition fee is low.
The Dharmapuri Government Medical College dean Dr K Srinivasaraj received a complaint on email that one of his first year students, Mohammad Irfan, had tampered with his NEET marksheet. “By that time we had also received directions from the directorate of medical education asking us to verify documents and match photographs of students. But Irfan wasn’t in college. We have asked him to appear before us for verification,” Dr Srinivasaraj said. Since the inquiry process isn’t completed the college is yet to file a police complaint.
On Monday, the CB-CID police, who have been investigating the medical admissions scam, also received another tip off about about Irfan. “We have detained Irfan’s father Mohammad Shafi. He told us Irfan has applied for medical leave and hasn’t been in college since September 8. Now, we found that he is now pursuing medicine at the Anna Medical College in Mauritius,” a senior police official said. It is still not clear whether Irfan obtained permission from the Medical Council of India or submitted original documents to the college in Mauritius before admissions. The police have sought information including the certificates he submitted during medical counselling and admission in TN for further inquiry. “We will know details only when we hold an inquiry,” said a senior police official. Dharmapuri medical college deputy dean Dr Murugan said the complaint mentions that he changed his NEET score from 207 to 407. The email did not have any names, he said.
Many medical colleges, both government and self-financing, are yet to complete the verification process ordered by the directorate of medical education. The directorate had asked colleges to verify if the photos of first year MBBS students on NEET scorecards and admit cards matches with students in classrooms. Many medical colleges, including the Chennai-based Madras Medical College, withheld final reports because some of their students have been on leave.
Meanwhile, state health secretary Beela Rajesh will be meeting officials from National Testing Agency and the Medical Council of India on October 9 to discuss the irregularities in the admission process. “Tamil Nadu was the first to spot the scam. We will provide all updates to the centre on ways to prevent them. We will be asking for photographs of students and biometrics scans,” health minister C Vijaya Baskar told reporters.
Police are suspecting tampering of NEET marksheets by a student, who secured admissions in a government college
Student On Leave Studying Abroad: Cops
Pushpa Narayan & A Selvaraj TNN
Chennai:01.10.2019
Impersonation may not be the only illegality in medical admissions this year. Police are suspecting tampering of NEET marksheets by a student, who managed to secure admissions in a government medical college, where tuition fee is low.
The Dharmapuri Government Medical College dean Dr K Srinivasaraj received a complaint on email that one of his first year students, Mohammad Irfan, had tampered with his NEET marksheet. “By that time we had also received directions from the directorate of medical education asking us to verify documents and match photographs of students. But Irfan wasn’t in college. We have asked him to appear before us for verification,” Dr Srinivasaraj said. Since the inquiry process isn’t completed the college is yet to file a police complaint.
On Monday, the CB-CID police, who have been investigating the medical admissions scam, also received another tip off about about Irfan. “We have detained Irfan’s father Mohammad Shafi. He told us Irfan has applied for medical leave and hasn’t been in college since September 8. Now, we found that he is now pursuing medicine at the Anna Medical College in Mauritius,” a senior police official said. It is still not clear whether Irfan obtained permission from the Medical Council of India or submitted original documents to the college in Mauritius before admissions. The police have sought information including the certificates he submitted during medical counselling and admission in TN for further inquiry. “We will know details only when we hold an inquiry,” said a senior police official. Dharmapuri medical college deputy dean Dr Murugan said the complaint mentions that he changed his NEET score from 207 to 407. The email did not have any names, he said.
Many medical colleges, both government and self-financing, are yet to complete the verification process ordered by the directorate of medical education. The directorate had asked colleges to verify if the photos of first year MBBS students on NEET scorecards and admit cards matches with students in classrooms. Many medical colleges, including the Chennai-based Madras Medical College, withheld final reports because some of their students have been on leave.
Meanwhile, state health secretary Beela Rajesh will be meeting officials from National Testing Agency and the Medical Council of India on October 9 to discuss the irregularities in the admission process. “Tamil Nadu was the first to spot the scam. We will provide all updates to the centre on ways to prevent them. We will be asking for photographs of students and biometrics scans,” health minister C Vijaya Baskar told reporters.
Police are suspecting tampering of NEET marksheets by a student, who secured admissions in a government college
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