NEW DELHI: Aggrieved by the leakage of question paper two
days before the All India Post Graduate Medical Entrance Examination (AIPGMEE)
held on January 6, the candidates have moved the Delhi High Court for
quashing its result and issuing directions for a fresh examination.
The 23 candidates, who filed the petition in the court of Justice
Manmohan Sarin, sought a status report from the Delhi Police on
investigations following the arrest of Pawan Thakur, alleged kingpin of
admission scam.
Justice Manmohan Sarin issued notices to the Union health ministry, All
India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) which conducts the exam, and
the police commissioner and directed them to file their responses.
According to the petitioners, on January 4 two days before the
entrance examination they were approached by some unknown persons
who informed them that a solved question paper of the AIPGMEE could be
bought for Rs 75,000.
The same day, crime branch officials arrested four persons who were
selling solved question papers of this years All India Post Graduate
Examination (AIPGE). The leader of the gang, Pawan Thakur, allegedly
confessed that he had obtained the question papers from Patna Medical
College.
After the news was flashed in the media, the Union health minister gave
assurances that necessary action would be taken against the guilty,
including doctors involved in the admission scam.
The petitioners said they were relieved after the police action and
thought the question papers would be reformulated to maintain fairness
in the examination process.
When the petitioners appeared for the exam on January 6, they were
shocked to find that the question paper was the one being sold outside
the previous day.
The result was predicable. Seven of the 10 toppers were from the same
medical college King
George Medical College, Lucknow. And two of the toppers were roommates
from the same hostel!
The medical entrance question paper leak in Bihar comes about a decade
after question papers of the All India Civil Services Exams were found
being sold a few days before the exams.
