MBBS students in Agra caught cheating with ear devices

Three final-year MBBS students of Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar University were reportedly caught cheating during an examination.

As per the reports emerging, three final-year MBBS students of Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar University were reportedly caught cheating during an exam. 

As per officials, they were using a micro-Bluetooth device in their ears and had attached a SIM card-inserted circuit to their vest. These students were being given answers from outside the examination centre.

So far, no FIR has been registered and any action against them will be taken based on the recommendation of the examination committee.

Ajay Krishna Yadav, the examination controller, said, "A report concerning three MBBS final-year students caught using unfair means during an exam has been received. A hi-tech Bluetooth device and a sim-inserted circuit used for cheating were recovered from these students. The matter is being investigated in detail by the university's committee," as reported by TOI.

There were nearly 31 MBBS final year students of the private medical college who appeared for a surgery exam at the Institute of Engineering and Technology in Khandari campus of Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar University. The examination started at 10 am and it was a three-hour-long examination.

As per the university officials, the invigilator heard a student murmuring around 10:30 am and when the invigilator observed the student for a few minutes it was revealed that the student was pressing on an object on the lower side of his chest.

On searching the student, the invigilator found the device and senior officials were called and other students were also checked. Two more students were found with the same set of devices.

VK Saraswat, in charge of the examination centre and director of the varsity's engineering institute, said, "The answer sheets of the students were marked as using unfair means and they were sealed along with the devices recovered from them. They were issued new answer sheets to continue their exam."

A senior official of the university said, "The process of cheating in the exam was very well-planned. The Bluetooth device was so small that it couldn't be seen even by near observation. They were wearing face masks to avoid being seen talking to someone. The involvement of their college cannot be denied."

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