Agra: MBBS students caught in exam with ear device

Agra: MBBS students caught in exam with ear device

TNN | Feb 28, 2022, 07.46 AM IST

AGRA: Three final-year medical students were allegedly caught cheating in an exam at Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar University on Saturday. They were using a micro-Bluetooth device in their ears and had attached a SIM card-inserted circuit to their vest, officials said, adding that they were being dictated the answers from outside the exam centre. Action against them will be taken on the basis of a recommendation by the examination committee, the officials added. So far, no FIR has been registered in the case.

Speaking about the matter, examination controller, Ajay Krishna Yadav, said, "A report concerning three MBBS final-year students caught using unfair means during an exam has been received. A hi-tech Bluetooth device and a sim-inserted circuit used for cheating were recovered from these students. The matter is being investigated in detail by the university's committee."

Around 31 MBBS (final professional) students of the self-financed FH Medical College located in Etmadpur had appeared for a surgery exam at the Institute of Engineering and Technology in Khandari campus of the Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar University. The three-hour exam started at 10:00 am. According to university officials, the invigilator on duty heard a student murmuring around 30 minutes after the commencement of the exam. On observing the student for a few minutes, the invigilator found that he was pressing on an object on the lower side of his chest, inside the shirt repeatedly. His suspicions aroused, the invigilator searched the student and found the device. Senior officials were called and the other students were also checked. Two other students were then found with the same set of devices.

VK Saraswat, in-charge of the examination centre and director of the varsity's engineering institute, said, "The answer sheets of the students were marked as "using unfair means" and they were sealed along with the devices recovered from them. They were issued new answer sheets to continue their exam.""The process of cheating in the exam was very well-planned. The Bluetooth device was so small that it couldn't be seen even by near observation. They were wearing face masks to avoid being seen talking to someone. The involvement of their college cannot be denied," said a senior official of the university.