DME to act against six candidates who used fake documents for MBBS seats

DME to act against six candidates who used fake documents  for MBBS seats

The Hindu Bureau  CHENNAI 23.11.2024 

The Directorate of Medical Education is planning to initiate legal action against six candidates who applied for MBBS seats under the non-resident Indian quota using fake documents.

The medical selection committee, on its website, said three candidates had already been allotted seats. The allotment had since been cancelled. In a notification issued on Friday, it said the candidature of six applicants had been cancelled for submitting fake embassy certificates.

“Among the six candidates, three had got their MBBS allotment based on fake embassy certificates. The allotment of the three candidates is cancelled as per the rules in the prospectus, and these three seats will be added to the vacancies and included in the special round of counselling, which will start on November 25, 2024,” the notification said.

An official said it was routine for the DME to verify the documents submitted by the candidates with the embassies. The embassies responded saying the documents were not issued by them, a source said.