From Our Special Correspondent
Daijiworld Media Network - Bangalore
Bangalore, Oct 24: After nabbing seven doctors and 10 students for alleged malpractices in the post-graduate medical entrance examination (PGET) for the year 2010-11 held all over Karnataka in January last, the State Government has decided to probe into irregularities into the PGET held during 2009-10 too.
In view of the fact that admissions of all candidates in 2009-10 has been done and the selected students are already doing PG courses, Medical Education Minister A Ramdas said it was felt necessary to undertake a thorough scrutiny to allay all suspicions.
He said the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences would be directed to file a complaint with the Indiranagar police station in the City with regard to alleged irregularities in the PGET held in 209-10.
The Department would also file an application in the High Court of Karnataka seeking a judicial inquiry into alleged malpractices in examination held in 2009-10. The CID conducted into malpractices occurred in 2010-11 examinations.
“I have learnt that examination irregularities have occurred during 2009-10 and 2010-11 PGET examinations. I am going to order a probe into these PGET examinations,” the minister said.
To prevent such occurrences in future, the Department has decided to conduct PGET – 2012 for all students in Bangalore only. So far test was conducted at 11 centres in eight different locations in the State.
Also, in a bid to ensure transparency in the entire examination process, right from the receipt of the question paper to the packing of the OMR should be continuously covered by CCTV, he said.
Maintenance of registry showing date-wise and time-wise allotment of register numbers would be done and key answers to questions would be done after scanning of OMR is completed, after 24 hours.
Use of cell phones and other electronic gadgets by the examination staff would be prohibited, the minister said.
Ramdas said suggestions from CID would be sought for the smooth conduct of PGET-2012 examinations.
He said three in-service doctors who obtained admission for PG courses in Bellary and Bangalore, have been suspended from the service for their alleged involvement in examination malpractices. The doctors are: Dhananjaya, Firdosh Sultan and Bharati.
The Minister said registry of MBBS graduates, who were allegedly involved in malpractices in the PGET held in January last, would be cancelled. Consequently, their MBBS degree would be declared invalid, he said.