NEET cheating: Colleges told to collect thumb imprints of freshers
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:15.10.2019
The directorate of medical education has asked all government medical colleges and self-financing medical colleges to collect three samples of thumb imprints of all first year students for a detailed forensic analysis.
In an email sent to all deans on Monday, the DME said the students must give the impressions in front of anatomy, physiology and biochemistry professors at the dean’s office. The student, professors and dean should sign the forms. Two copies of the forms should be sent in sealed envelopes to the directorate within five working days.
“Students who don’t submit their thumbprints or go on leave shall not be allowed to attend classes,” director of medical education Dr R Narayanababu said.
The state has requested for physical thumbprints given by students in dean’s offices to be examined by forensic experts. “This will be one of the most scientific ways of ascertaining if the students who have joined us have impersonated their entrance test,” he said.
National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) is the sole eligibility criteria for admission to medical colleges. This year five students from Tamil Nadu have been arrested for cheating the system. At least four of the five students arrested were discharged from the erstwhile Ponniah Ramajayam Medical College. The Medical Council of India had discharged 36 students who were admitted to the college without clearing the national entrance exam. The names included K V Udit Surya, Raghul Davis, Praveen S, and Mohamed Irfan who were arrested by the police along with their parents.
Officials from CBCID who are investigating the case said some candidates had appointed more than one scribe to write the test from different centres. “They used the mark sheet with the highest score for admissions,” said a senior police officer.
However, almost all arrests were made based on complaints from the college. Nearly a month after the first arrest, police have not been able to nab more than one agent. No impersonator has been arrested yet.
The directorate of medical education said students must give the impressions at the dean’s office failing which they will not be allowed to attend classes
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:15.10.2019
The directorate of medical education has asked all government medical colleges and self-financing medical colleges to collect three samples of thumb imprints of all first year students for a detailed forensic analysis.
In an email sent to all deans on Monday, the DME said the students must give the impressions in front of anatomy, physiology and biochemistry professors at the dean’s office. The student, professors and dean should sign the forms. Two copies of the forms should be sent in sealed envelopes to the directorate within five working days.
“Students who don’t submit their thumbprints or go on leave shall not be allowed to attend classes,” director of medical education Dr R Narayanababu said.
The state has requested for physical thumbprints given by students in dean’s offices to be examined by forensic experts. “This will be one of the most scientific ways of ascertaining if the students who have joined us have impersonated their entrance test,” he said.
National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) is the sole eligibility criteria for admission to medical colleges. This year five students from Tamil Nadu have been arrested for cheating the system. At least four of the five students arrested were discharged from the erstwhile Ponniah Ramajayam Medical College. The Medical Council of India had discharged 36 students who were admitted to the college without clearing the national entrance exam. The names included K V Udit Surya, Raghul Davis, Praveen S, and Mohamed Irfan who were arrested by the police along with their parents.
Officials from CBCID who are investigating the case said some candidates had appointed more than one scribe to write the test from different centres. “They used the mark sheet with the highest score for admissions,” said a senior police officer.
However, almost all arrests were made based on complaints from the college. Nearly a month after the first arrest, police have not been able to nab more than one agent. No impersonator has been arrested yet.
The directorate of medical education said students must give the impressions at the dean’s office failing which they will not be allowed to attend classes
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