Bengaluru HC to RGUHS: Make exams transparent 

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Published Jan 4, 2019, 6:45 am IST

Several unsuccessful candidates had approached the HC seeking direction for revaluation of their answer scripts.

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences

Bengaluru: The High Court recently asked Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) to examine the requests for considering adoption of Model Key Answer System or any other desirable measure for making the present examination system more transparent and efficient.

The court in its order dated December 21, 2018, passed by Justice Krishna S. Dixit passed made the observations with regard to a batch of petitions filed by several unsuccessful students, who had sought for revaluation of their answer scripts.

The court has ordered to look into their individual grievances in relation to pitfalls in the Digital Valuation System.

Several unsuccessful candidates had approached the HC seeking direction for revaluation of their answer scripts. The grievances relate to the refusal of the respondent-University (RGUHS) to send their answer papers for revaluation on the ground that the differential of marks awarded by two evaluators in the case of students of U.G. course and the differential of marks awarded by four evaluators in the case of students of P.G. course are less than 15% of maximum marks prescribed for the papers in the respective exams

Karnataka: Medicos seek God’s help to pass, results withheld The varsity had recently issued a circular, warning students not to indulge in any malpractice, including writing the names of Gods and other requests on the answer scripts. 

Published: 15th December 2018 09:16 AM

By Rashmi Belur

Express News Service

BENGALURU: Results of over 200 students pursuing MBBS course under Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) have been withheld since they invoked various gods on their answer papers.

The varsity had recently issued a circular, warning students not to indulge in any malpractice, including writing the names of Gods and other requests on the answer scripts. However, over 200 scripts containing such texts were identified during the recent first-year exam.

RGUHS follows digital evaluation and such scripts are rejected. “This time over 200 such scripts were identified and results have been withheld,” said registrar-evaluation Dr MK Ramesh. The scripts have been forwarded to the committee which handles malpractice cases and the students will now have to appear before the committee.“There is no fixed punishment for such malpractice,” he said.

“There is no fixed punishment for such malpractice and the expert committee will decide the same after hearing the students out,” registrar-evaluation Dr MK Ramesh said. As per the guidelines, those who indulge in malpractice should pay a penalty of up to `3,000, but now the university is even thinking of penalising the institutions concerned, along with the candidates.


In a circular issued in October 2018, university officials had clearly instructed students not to indulge in malpractice, and clarified that answer sheets featuring texts such as names of gods, ‘please turn over’, or irrelevant messages addressing the evaluator are banned. The university had even directed all medical education institutions affiliated to it in the state to guide students about the same.

“The circular was published on the website and all colleges were asked to upload the same on their websites and also to put it on the notice board. Unfortunately, despite all this effort, students ignored the warnings and continue to indulge in such malpractice. This time we want to be strict and put an end to these methods,” said another official. 

Students often leave emotional messages, names of gods or pleas for evaluators in the hopes that they would be given marks. “We have even witnessed cases where students go to the extent of inserting money inside the answer scripts. Some students try to create sympathy by writing their family background, etc. Hope this measure by the university will bring such cases down,” said a professor.

BU was the first

Bangalore University was the first to bring in a policy that considers actions such as writing names of gods and other irrelevant texts on the answer book as malpractice. When Dr N Prabhu Dev was the V-C of BU, he warned students that the results of those indulging in such malpractices will be put on hold.

What they wrote

I believe in Lord Ganesha. If you don’t pass me, he will curse you!

God, pass me this time. I will name my clinic after you
.
God forgive me this time and help me sail 
through. I will prepare the next time.

Jesus, if you help me clear the exams, I will light the candle every Sunday at church.

If I pass in this exam, I will visit Tirupati.

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences gets I-T notice on dues, fears account will be frozen

A senior official of the university said that they fear having their account of Rs 1,000 crore frozen or seized like it happened in the VTU case.

Published: 25th January 2019 04:11 AM 

For representational purposes (File | Reuters)

By Express News Service

BENGALURU: The Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), the only medical university in the state, has received a notice from the Income Tax department directing it to pay tax of Rs 177 crore due from 2013-14 to 2016-17. A senior official of the university said that they fear having their account of Rs 1,000 crore frozen or seized like it happened in the VTU case.

RGUHS is registered under 12 (a) of I-T act under which they get exemption from paying tax. But I-T department’s argument is that “since the university is earning interest on that money, it should pay the tax for that amount.”

Since 2012-13, the university has been earning interest on this amount. Considering this, the I-T department has issued notice to the university and the latest notice reached the varsity on Wednesday.

Zohra Jabeen, finance officer of the university, said, “We have received a notice from the I-T department on Wednesday and we are in the process of responding to it. We are in consultation with legal experts.”

The officer added: “The university is registered under the 12 (a) of I-T act where exemption has been given to education institutions from paying tax. But we received a notice because we have not utilised the funds kept in the university accounts. Due to some technical reasons we are unable to make use of that money. Half of this fund needs to be spent on the construction of campus at Ramanagara, but as the matter is in court we are not able to start the process and utilise the funds.”

Colleges affiliated to RGUHS owe Rs 4 crore, notices being issued

Various medical, dental and nursing colleges in the state owe about `4 crore to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) as dues towards affiliation fees.

Published: 06th February 2019 06:14 AM 

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences

By Rashmi Belur

Express News Service

BENGALURU: Various medical, dental and nursing colleges in the state owe about Rs 4 crore to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) as dues towards affiliation fees. Following the audit objection and the recommendation by the legislative committee, the University is issuing notices to colleges to recover the same, by giving the colleges 10 days’ time to respond to the notice.

As per information available from RGUHS, the total amount due from affiliated colleges was around `40 crore and has been so since the inception of the University. “Many affiliated colleges have not paid the affiliation fee since the inception of the University in the year 1996-97. As there was an objection by the Karnataka State Audit and Accounts Department against the same.

We have become strict and have started the recovery process,” said Zohra Jabeen, Finance Officer, RGUHS. “Of the total `40 crore due, we recovered around `36 crore. Even in the `4 crore due, we have recovered around `1.5 crore and receipts have been sent for verification. Technically`2.5 crore more needs to be recovered.”


The audit objection was raised for the non-recovery of dues between 1996-97 to 2016-17, and according to the university authorities, in some cases, this due was towards penalty for late payment of affiliation fees. “Questioning this late fee, some colleges have even approached the court,” said a university official.
There are over 680 affiliated colleges under RGUHS, and as per details available with the University, 20 per cent of them owe dues.

Varying affiliation fee

The affiliation fee varies for each course. For example, for medical Under Graduate courses that have up to 100 seats, the fee for continuation of affiliation is `4,60,000. For fresh affiliation for MBBS courses, the affiliation fee is `10 lakh, and for Post Graduate medical courses the fresh affiliation fee is `20 lakh. When it comes to increase in seats for Post Graduate diploma courses, the fee is `25,000 multiplied by the number of seats.

Pending payment

There are over 680 affiliated colleges
20% of the colleges have dues towards affiliation fee  The total dues were `40 crore
Dues have been pending since the inception of the University

Medical college asked to refund excess fee

The college is run by former minister and senior Congress leader, Shamanuru Shivashankarappa.

Published: 07th February 2019 06:43 AM |

By Express News Service

BENGALURU: One of the top private medical colleges in the state that had collected excess fee from students has been asked to pay them back the excess amount, along with a six per cent interest. The Admission Overseeing Committee constituted by the state government, headed by Justice B Manohar, has passed an order recommending the state government to direct Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) to communicate to the concerned colleges, to refund the fee.

Following the complaint filed by few parents of students who sought admission to JJM Medical College in Davanagere, the committee issued the notice. After hearing both parities, the committee recently passed the order of returning the excess fee.

This refund is for two academic years and the students who have approached the committee are now in their second year. The copy of the order available with TNIE reads, “Committee recommends state government to direct Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences to order for refund of excess fee collected by JJM Medical college for the academic year 2017-18, and also second year MBBS students for the academic year 2018-19 with six per cent interest, within 30 days, from the date of receipt of said direction. Failing which, the university may be directed to impose a fine of twice the amount collected, and also make necessary recommendations to the Medical Council of India for withdrawal of recognition and affiliation granted to it. Also, action will be taken under the provisions (prohibition of capitation fee) Act, 1984 and the Karnataka Education Institutions (Regulation of admission and determination of Fee)Act 2006.”

The committee has also raised objections against colleges for collecting a fee of Rs 1.13 lakh from first year MBBS students, towards clinical fees. “The fee has been collected by the college as the students have to utilise the facilities in the district hospital. The college has told students that they will have to bear the costs,” the order reads.


The college is run by former minister and senior Congress leader, Shamanuru Shivashankarappa. College authorities were unavailable for comment.


Excess fee collected

Tuition fee prescribed for government quota students: Rs 77,000; college collected: Rs 1.54L
Under institutional quota fee prescribed: Rs 6.32 L; college collected: Rs 8.23L

CBI probe into UP MBBS admission scam likely

Sat, Feb 9 2019 06:48:21 PM

New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS): The government has decided to refer the UPCMET-2015 MBBS admission scam to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for investigation.

Amit Biswas, Under Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, in a letter on February 8 to petitioner Surender Singh Hooda, said "the matter has been referred to the CBI for further investigation."

Hooda, an investigative journalist, had filed the petition seeking a CBI probe into the alleged corruption in the UP Unaided Medical Colleges' Welfare Association that conducted the UPCMET-2015.

Hooda in 2015 conducted a sting operation at K.D. Medical College in Mathura, UP. It exposed the holes in the admission process in private medical colleges.

With both the Health Ministry and the Medical Council of India (MCI) not forwarding the case to the CBI, Hooda in 2016 filed a public interest litigation (PIL) in the Delhi High Court.

Last year, Hooda made fresh representations to the MCI Board of Governors with more evidences. After analysing it, the MCI referred it to Preeti Sudan, Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, stating the issue "requires in-depth investigation by multiple agencies, which is out of the purview of the Council, therefore, it is recommended that this matter may be handed over to appropriate investigation agency."

The MCI's letter to the Ministry also noted that there were discrepancies in the MBBS admissions made by four medical colleges.

"Truth will be revealed and those who deprived almost 1,900 genuine students aspiring to get an MBBS seat in private medical colleges of UP in the academic year 2015-2016 must be punished for their unethical and illegal act," Hooda said.

சாதாரண மறதி vs அல்ஸைமர் மறதி! - 5 வித்தியாசங்கள்







"உங்க பேர் என்ன?"


உலகிலேயே ரொம்ப ஈஸியான கேள்வி இதுதான். ஆனால் இதற்கு கூட பதில் சொல்ல முடியாமல் தவிப்பவர்களும் இருக்கிறார்கள். அதற்கு காரணம் அவர்கள் அல்ஸைமர் எனும் நோயால் பாதிக்கப்பட்டவர்கள். இந்த நோயாளிகள், சாப்பிட்ட சில நிமிடங்களிலேயே மீண்டும் சாப்பாடு கேட்பார்கள். சமீபத்திய நிகழ்வுகளின் நினைவுகள் மறந்துவிடும். தன் வீட்டில் இருந்துகொண்டே என் வீட்டுக்குப் புறப்படுகிறேன் என, அடிக்கடி வீட்டைவிட்டுப் போய்விடுவார்கள் வீட்டைவிட்டு வெளியேறினால், மீண்டும் திரும்பிவரத் தெரியாது. ஒன் பாத்ரூம், டூ பாத்ரூம் எங்கே போவது என்றுகூடத் தெரியாது. கோர்வையாகப் பேச வராது. சொல்வதைப் புரிந்துகொள்ள முடியாது. ஒரு கட்டத்தில், தன் பெயர் கூட மறந்துவிடலாம். மனிதன் என்று சொல்வதற்கான சாராம்சங்களே நொறுங்கிப்போய்விடும். இப்படி ஒருவர் இருந்தால், அவருக்கு வந்திருக்கும் நோயின் பெயர்தான், அல்ஸைமர் எனும் மூளை மழுங்கு நோய். இது, ஞாபக மறதி நோயின் (டிமென்ஷியா) ஒரு முக்கிய வகை என்கிறார், மனநல மருத்துவர் செந்தில்வேலன்.

ஜெர்மனியைச் சேர்ந்த நரம்பியல் நிபுணர் மற்றும் உளவியலாளர் அலாய்ஸ் அல்ஸைமர் (Alois Alzheimer), 1907-ம் ஆண்டு, நினைவாற்றல் பாதிக்கப்பட்டவர்களை ஆராய்ச்சிசெய்து, மூளையில் ஏற்படும் தேய்மானத்தைக் கண்டறிந்தார். இதனால், மூளையின் பதிவுத்திறன் குறைந்து, புதிய தகவல்களைப் பதியாது. அதனால், தேவைப்படும்போது அந்தத் தகவல்கள் நினைவுக்கு வருவதில்லை. மூளையில் உள்ள நரம்பு செல்கள், வழக்கமாகத் தங்களுக்குள் ஏற்படுத்தும் தகவல்தொடர்புகளைத் தேவையற்ற கெட்ட புரதங்கள் அடைத்துக்கொள்வதையும் , இதனால் தகவல் பரிமாற்றம் மூளையில் தடைபடும் என்பதையும் கண்டறிந்தார். இந்த நோய், 65 வயதுக்கு மேற்பட்டவர்களைத் தாக்குகிறது. சில சமயங்களில் 45 - 50 வயதினரைக்கூட தாக்கும். இந்தியாவில் சுமார் 41 லட்சத்துக்கும் மேற்பட்ட அல்ஸைமர் நோயாளிகள் உள்ளனர். இது, ஆண்- பெண் இருபாலருக்கும் வரலாம். வயோதிகம் மட்டுமல்லாமல் மரபுரீதியாகவும், தலையில் பலமாக அடிபடுதல் காரணமாகவும், டவுண் சின்ட்ரோம் என்னும் நோயின் காரணமாகவும் அல்ஸைமர் வரலாம்.

அல்ஸைமரால் பாதிப்புகள்: தற்கால நினைவுகள் மறந்துவிடும். சிந்திக்கும் திறன், செயல்களைத் திட்டமிட்டு வரிசையாகச் செய்யும் திறன், முடிவெடுக்குக் திறன், அன்றாட வாழ்வியல் பிரச்னைகளைத் தீர்க்கும் சக்தி அனைத்தும் பாதித்துவிடும். வழக்கமான குணாதிசயம் மாறி, ஆளுமைத் தன்மையே ஒழிந்துவிடும். மொழி, பழக்க வழக்கங்கள் அத்தனையும் சிதைந்துவிடும்.

இதைப் படிக்கும்போதே என்னென்ன பொருட்களை மறந்துபோனோம்? நமக்கு இந்த நோயோ என்று அச்சப்பட வேண்டாம்.

சாதாரண மறதி: ஒரே நேரத்தில் பல செயல்களைச் செய்வதாலும், ஒன்றை மனதுக்குள் சரியாக உள்வாங்காமலோ, மனப் பதட்டத்துடனோ ஒரு வேலையைச் செய்வதாலும் ஏற்படும் மறதிகள். அதாவது...

1. பேனா, சாவி போன்ற பொருள்களை எங்கே வைத்தோம் எனத் தேடுதல்.
2. சில வாரங்களுக்கு முன் நடந்த நிகழ்ச்சியின் தேதி நினைவுக்கு வராமை.
3. பாக்கெட்டில் கண்ணாடியை வைத்துக்கொண்டு வேற இடத்தில் தேடுதல்.
4. எடுத்துப்போக வேண்டிய ஒரு பொருளை எடுக்காமல் போய்விடுதல்.
5. பஸ் நம்பர், கடை பெயர் மறந்துவிடுதல்.


அல்ஸைமர் மறதி: தினசரி வாழ்க்கையில் தனக்கு வேரொருவரின் உதவி தேவைப்படும் நிலை வந்துவிட்டால் வரும் மறதிகளான

1. சொன்னதையே திரும்பத் திரும்ப சொல்வது.
2. கையில் இருக்கும் வேட்டியை இடுப்பில் கட்டத்தெரியாமல் கழுத்தில் சுற்றிக்கொள்வது.
3. சூழ்நிலைக்குப் பொருந்தாத அழுகை, சிரிப்பு.
4. இவங்க யார் எனக் கேட்டால், தன் மனைவியையே 'பக்கத்துவீட்டுப் பொண்ணு' என்று சொல்லுதல்.
5. பகலா இரவா... என்பதில் குழப்பம்.

அல்ஸைமருக்கு என்ன சிகிச்சை?

இந்த நோயைக் குணப்படுத்த முடியாது. ஆனால், மூளைத் தேய்மானத்தின் வேகத்தைக்குறைத்து, ஆயுளை நீட்டிக்கலாம். ஞாபக மறதி, குணக்கோளாறுகள் மற்றும் மனரீதியான பாதிப்புகளை ஓரளவு சரிசெய்யலாம். இந்த நோயை முற்றிலும் குணமாக்க, ஸ்டெம்செல் தெரபி ஆராய்ச்சிகள் நடந்துகொண்டிருக்கின்றன.

தொடர்ந்து படித்தல், அறிவுபூர்வமான விவாதங்களில் ஈடுபடுதல், ஞாபக சக்தியைத் தூண்டும் விளையாட்டுக்களில் ஈடுபடுதல் போன்றவற்றால் அல்ஸைமர் நோயை வராமல் தடுக்கலாம்.

- கே.ஆர்.ராஜமாணிக்கம்.