Exam papers of 41 TN medicos held invalid over mass copying
Two Colleges Barred From Holding Exam
Pushpa.Narayan@timesgroup.com
Chennai:19.101.2019
Tamil Nadu’s medical education sector, shaken by the NEET impersonation racket, suffered another jolt on Friday with the medical university barring two self-financing colleges from conducting MBBS examinations after CCTV camera footage showed mass copying by students with invigilators helping out in some cases.
While at least 41 students have been asked to repeat their exam in February 2020, Madha Medical College and Hospital on the outskirts of Chennai and Melmaruvathur Adiparasakthi Medical College have lost their exam-centre status for three and two years.
On Friday, MBBS examinations written in August by second, third and final year students of Madha Medical College were declared null and void by the Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University after it found extensive malpractices including exchange of notes, passing of answer scripts and dictation of answers in the examination hall. Melmaruvathur Adiparasakthi Medical College has been debarred as exam centre after the disciplinary committee found that invigilators were helping candidates in writing the exam.
Vice-chancellor Dr Sudha Seshayyan said disciplinary action was being taken based on the recommendation from the exam disciplinary committee and as per university statutes. “The results and academic decisions are made public on the university webpage,” she said. Exams for the three batches of students were conducted on different dates in August as per a schedule released by the university.
IN A SPOT: Adiparasakthi Medical College loses exam centre status for two years
Tape showed students wandering around exam hall exchanging books
At Madha Medical College, 25 second year students, one third year student and 15 final year students wrote the exam. A few weeks later, the university received an anonymous petition about malpractices and ordered an inquiry. As a first step, the exam disciplinary committee watched the three hour footage of the examination. It is mandatory for all colleges to videograph university examinations and there should be no cuts in the footage, said a senior university official.
The tape clearly showed students wandering around the examination hall exchanging books, bits of paper and answer sheets. Some of the students were seen exiting the hall soon after the answer sheet was given and returning after nearly half an hour. There was clear evidence of mass copying, the official said.
In the footage submitted by Adi Parasakthi College, invigilators could be walking very close to writing desks, peering into answer scripts and talking to students. “All of this is not allowed as per the examination rules,” the official said.
The disciplinary committee spoke to the Madha college management including the former dean Dr K Gajendran. The college management refused to speak to the TOI but a senior management official claimed that they were not aware of the malpractice. Our dean has been changed. If the college was a party to the malpractice why would we send the original video tape of the examination, he asked. Officials at the Adi Parasakthi Medical College were not available for comment.
Although results of the second, third and final year batches of MBBS students across all affiliated colleges were released between August 23 and August 26, results of students from Madha College were on hold.
Anonymous letter on impersonation
Chennai:
The Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University has received an anonymous letter alleging that a candidate who joined the Madras Medical Mission in 2018 may have resorted to impersonation in NEET. The letter says while the candidate scored around 900 in Class XII exam, he got more than 400 in NEET, which paved way for a seat in the premier Madras Medical College (MMC). Although the student was born and raised in Chennai, he wrote the exam from a centre in Delhi, the letter said. University officials have forwarded a copy of the letter to the MMC and the directorate of medical education. “We will be asking them for a verification report,” a senior official said. TNN
Two Colleges Barred From Holding Exam
Pushpa.Narayan@timesgroup.com
Chennai:19.101.2019
Tamil Nadu’s medical education sector, shaken by the NEET impersonation racket, suffered another jolt on Friday with the medical university barring two self-financing colleges from conducting MBBS examinations after CCTV camera footage showed mass copying by students with invigilators helping out in some cases.
While at least 41 students have been asked to repeat their exam in February 2020, Madha Medical College and Hospital on the outskirts of Chennai and Melmaruvathur Adiparasakthi Medical College have lost their exam-centre status for three and two years.
On Friday, MBBS examinations written in August by second, third and final year students of Madha Medical College were declared null and void by the Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University after it found extensive malpractices including exchange of notes, passing of answer scripts and dictation of answers in the examination hall. Melmaruvathur Adiparasakthi Medical College has been debarred as exam centre after the disciplinary committee found that invigilators were helping candidates in writing the exam.
Vice-chancellor Dr Sudha Seshayyan said disciplinary action was being taken based on the recommendation from the exam disciplinary committee and as per university statutes. “The results and academic decisions are made public on the university webpage,” she said. Exams for the three batches of students were conducted on different dates in August as per a schedule released by the university.
IN A SPOT: Adiparasakthi Medical College loses exam centre status for two years
Tape showed students wandering around exam hall exchanging books
At Madha Medical College, 25 second year students, one third year student and 15 final year students wrote the exam. A few weeks later, the university received an anonymous petition about malpractices and ordered an inquiry. As a first step, the exam disciplinary committee watched the three hour footage of the examination. It is mandatory for all colleges to videograph university examinations and there should be no cuts in the footage, said a senior university official.
The tape clearly showed students wandering around the examination hall exchanging books, bits of paper and answer sheets. Some of the students were seen exiting the hall soon after the answer sheet was given and returning after nearly half an hour. There was clear evidence of mass copying, the official said.
In the footage submitted by Adi Parasakthi College, invigilators could be walking very close to writing desks, peering into answer scripts and talking to students. “All of this is not allowed as per the examination rules,” the official said.
The disciplinary committee spoke to the Madha college management including the former dean Dr K Gajendran. The college management refused to speak to the TOI but a senior management official claimed that they were not aware of the malpractice. Our dean has been changed. If the college was a party to the malpractice why would we send the original video tape of the examination, he asked. Officials at the Adi Parasakthi Medical College were not available for comment.
Although results of the second, third and final year batches of MBBS students across all affiliated colleges were released between August 23 and August 26, results of students from Madha College were on hold.
Anonymous letter on impersonation
Chennai:
The Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University has received an anonymous letter alleging that a candidate who joined the Madras Medical Mission in 2018 may have resorted to impersonation in NEET. The letter says while the candidate scored around 900 in Class XII exam, he got more than 400 in NEET, which paved way for a seat in the premier Madras Medical College (MMC). Although the student was born and raised in Chennai, he wrote the exam from a centre in Delhi, the letter said. University officials have forwarded a copy of the letter to the MMC and the directorate of medical education. “We will be asking them for a verification report,” a senior official said. TNN
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