NEET UG MBBS Admission Fraud Uncovered in Bihar; Six Candidates Caught with Fake Disability Certificates
Fake disability certificate scam surfaced during a routine document checking for MBBS admissions.
Around half a dozen medical aspirants have been detained in Bihar following an alleged fraud in MBBS admissions in the state came to light. Bihar Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Board (BCECEB) has found these students using fake disability certificates to secure medical seats.
Fake disability certificate scam surfaced during a routine document checking for MBBS admissions.
BCECEB manages undergraduate and postgraduate medical admissions through Bihar Combined Entrance Competitive Examination (BCECE), has identified irregularities while verifying documents of candidates. It found as many as six students submitted fake certificates under disability quota, to gain admission, reported Live Hindustan.
These candidates have been detained and an investigation has been started to trace source of these fake documents and also check for any potential networks involved.
State authorities have also started a detailed review of all submitted documents by other candidates to prevent further fraud.
Bihar medical counselling officials are also worried that such actions could undermine merit based admission system and might impact quality of future doctors. The probe has been started to identify origin of fake certificates, with early indications of a possible organized work.
The board plans to tighten document checks in future admission cycles to safeguard the process.
Till last year, candidates were provided N95 masks at the NEET exam centre which was mandatory to be used by candidates. They had to dispose of their own masks before entering the exam centre at the designated bin. However, since the intensity of Covid has reduced as compared to the last two years, this year candidates may not be provided masks at the centre. The information will be confirmed after the release of the NEET admit card. However, it is recommended that they wear face masks for the entire duration. This should be done to ensure their and other test-takers' safety.
In case candidates are not allotted any seat in the second round of the NEET UG counselling, the earlier allotted seat in Round 1 will be retained. However, on up-gradation of a seat in the second round, the earlier allotted seat in Round 1 will automatically be cancelled and allotted to another candidate. Therefore, candidates are advised to fill in only higher choices or any other choice which they prefer over the earlier allotted seat, for second round.
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