Impersonation in NEET: 2018 student of MMC under lens
Pushpa Narayan & A Selvaraj TNN
Chennai:
Madras Medical College (MMC) has reported to the city police a case of suspected impersonation in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) by one of its students of the 2018 batch.
The latest case — reported after the MBBS selection committee found the photograph of the student in the NEET admit card and the MMC records to be different — has strengthened the suspicion that impersonation has been happening in the previous years too, though the first complaint of NEET impersonation was filed against a 2019-batch student of Theni Medical College on September 18.
Last week, directorate of medical education, Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University and MMC received a complaint alleging that a candidate who joined the college in 2018 may have resorted to impersonation. Director of medical education Dr R Narayana Babu forwarded the complaint to MMC and the selection committee for inquiry. Selection committee secretary Dr G Selvarajan, who verified the documents, reported to the DME about the photo mismatch.
MMC dean files police complaint
Dr Narayana Babu said, “His document shows he has written NEET from a centre in Bihar, though he was born and brought up in Tamil Nadu.” “We have reasons to believe that impersonation cases may have happened in the previous years as well,” he added.
The DME directed MMC dean Dr R Jayanthi to file a police complaint. “We have given a complaint with all the relevant documents,” she said. Dr Jayanthi refused to reveal details about the student. MMC college professors said the student had not cleared his first-year MBBS papers. “We held special coaching sessions to help him, but he never seemed to get a grasp. We always wondered why such a meritorious student was finding it difficult,” said a professor.
Meanwhile, the CB-CID has arrested a Salembased agent, Saravanan, 45, who is suspected to have helped students find impersonators to write the test. Police said Saravanan introduced students and parents to brokers Mohammad Rafi and Vedhachalam who in turn engaged impersonators to write NEET examinations on behalf of TN candidates, in other cities . Police said Saravanan knew Dr Venkatesan, who was earlier working in Salem.
Pushpa Narayan & A Selvaraj TNN
Chennai:
Madras Medical College (MMC) has reported to the city police a case of suspected impersonation in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) by one of its students of the 2018 batch.
The latest case — reported after the MBBS selection committee found the photograph of the student in the NEET admit card and the MMC records to be different — has strengthened the suspicion that impersonation has been happening in the previous years too, though the first complaint of NEET impersonation was filed against a 2019-batch student of Theni Medical College on September 18.
Last week, directorate of medical education, Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University and MMC received a complaint alleging that a candidate who joined the college in 2018 may have resorted to impersonation. Director of medical education Dr R Narayana Babu forwarded the complaint to MMC and the selection committee for inquiry. Selection committee secretary Dr G Selvarajan, who verified the documents, reported to the DME about the photo mismatch.
MMC dean files police complaint
Dr Narayana Babu said, “His document shows he has written NEET from a centre in Bihar, though he was born and brought up in Tamil Nadu.” “We have reasons to believe that impersonation cases may have happened in the previous years as well,” he added.
The DME directed MMC dean Dr R Jayanthi to file a police complaint. “We have given a complaint with all the relevant documents,” she said. Dr Jayanthi refused to reveal details about the student. MMC college professors said the student had not cleared his first-year MBBS papers. “We held special coaching sessions to help him, but he never seemed to get a grasp. We always wondered why such a meritorious student was finding it difficult,” said a professor.
Meanwhile, the CB-CID has arrested a Salembased agent, Saravanan, 45, who is suspected to have helped students find impersonators to write the test. Police said Saravanan introduced students and parents to brokers Mohammad Rafi and Vedhachalam who in turn engaged impersonators to write NEET examinations on behalf of TN candidates, in other cities . Police said Saravanan knew Dr Venkatesan, who was earlier working in Salem.
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