BJ Medico in soup
A second year student of B J Medical College is found to have secured admission under all-India quota on the basis of a bogus caste certificate. It came to light after another candidate filed a complaint
Yogesh Avasthi
Posted On Tuesday, April 24, 2012 (http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/article/2/20120424201204242213335932c6f9234/BJ-Medico-in-soup.html)
Using bogus certificates to seek admission under reserved category in medical colleges may be a new practice being adopted by some aspiring doctors. One such case has come to light in B J Medical College (BJMC). A second year student, Vinod Rawat, has allegedly been found to have secured admission on the basis of a bogus caste certificate.
Taking note of the matter, Director General of Health Services (DGHS), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, has written to the college authorities to look into the issue and take appropriate action. But B J refuses to take action, saying it is outside their purview since the student had obtained admission through all-India quota.
Procured Through Agent
Rawat, a resident of Kota in Rajasthan, got admission in BJMC in the ST quota on the basis of a bogus certificate which he had reportedly procured through an agent. The illegality came to light after one of the candidates lodged a police complaint against him and another candidate in Kota.
Soon, an FIR was lodged in Kota and during the subsequent investigation it was found that Rawat and some other candidates had managed to secure admissions on the basis of bogus certificates.
The issue is likely to snowball into a major controversy with the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes seeking strong action in the case and a section of parliamentarians contemplating to raise the issue of illegal admissions in the forthcoming session of parliament.
“The matter is serious and is expected to come up for discussion in the parliament,” said a ministry official seeking anonymity.
TIP OF THE ICEBERG ?
Sources, meanwhile, claim that Rawat’s case may just be tip of the iceberg and there could be several others like him who have managed to get admission on the basis of bogus documents.
Yogesh Avasthi
Posted On Tuesday, April 24, 2012 (http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/article/2/20120424201204242213335932c6f9234/BJ-Medico-in-soup.html)
Using bogus certificates to seek admission under reserved category in medical colleges may be a new practice being adopted by some aspiring doctors. One such case has come to light in B J Medical College (BJMC). A second year student, Vinod Rawat, has allegedly been found to have secured admission on the basis of a bogus caste certificate.
Taking note of the matter, Director General of Health Services (DGHS), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, has written to the college authorities to look into the issue and take appropriate action. But B J refuses to take action, saying it is outside their purview since the student had obtained admission through all-India quota.
Procured Through Agent
Rawat, a resident of Kota in Rajasthan, got admission in BJMC in the ST quota on the basis of a bogus certificate which he had reportedly procured through an agent. The illegality came to light after one of the candidates lodged a police complaint against him and another candidate in Kota.
Soon, an FIR was lodged in Kota and during the subsequent investigation it was found that Rawat and some other candidates had managed to secure admissions on the basis of bogus certificates.
The issue is likely to snowball into a major controversy with the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes seeking strong action in the case and a section of parliamentarians contemplating to raise the issue of illegal admissions in the forthcoming session of parliament.
“The matter is serious and is expected to come up for discussion in the parliament,” said a ministry official seeking anonymity.
TIP OF THE ICEBERG ?
Sources, meanwhile, claim that Rawat’s case may just be tip of the iceberg and there could be several others like him who have managed to get admission on the basis of bogus documents.
