* Complaint filed with ACB as Varsity seeks representation
Irfan Tramboo
Srinagar, Apr 15: Foreign Medical Graduates (FMG) who passed the National Medical Commission’s (NMC) Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) today accused the University of Kashmir of foul play and tampering with marks in the selection list for internships in various medical colleges across the Valley.
The dissatisfied FMGs informed Excelsior that following the NMC exam a few months ago, which qualified 400 MBBS graduates, it took KU approximately two months to prepare the selection list for the internship and has not gone well with them.
“They didn’t have to conduct the exam because it had already been completed, and they had the NMC score on which to construct a selection list, which took them two months and was also tempered,” an aggrieved aspirant, who has been granted the license to practice by the NCM said after completing MBBS from Bangladesh.
They claimed that the KU failed to produce a genuine and legitimate list, instead tampering with the scores of numerous students, placing students with lower scores on the higher side and mentioning their marks as very high when, in fact, they were very low according to the NMC scorecard.
According to the details provided to Excelsior, one of the students on the selection list has been assigned to serial number 6 of Govt Medical College Anantnag with a score of 218 listed against her name by the University authorities; however, the NMC scorecard indicates that her actual score is 164, as stated in her FMGE exam passing certificate.
“They have betrayed our trust; there may be more similar incidents because we were able to locate the candidate’s scorecard in some way. The University authorities released the list without roll numbers, there is no way to cross-check the scores that have been published; as of now, it appears that the blue-eyed students have been given priority by manipulations,” FMGs told Excelsior on the condition of anonymity.
It should be noted that while the NMC has allotted GMC Anantnag and GMC Baramulla 108 seats each for the internship, the authorities have taken into consideration only 105 seats each for the students for the above two mentioned medical colleges while keeping 6 seats, three from each college, for the blue-eyed candidates.
In this regard, one of the FMG has also filed a complaint with the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), which has reportedly taken cognizance of the matter already.
The KU’s Dean Academic Affairs, Dr Farooq Masoodi, told Excelsior that they had only come across one such example, which could be an error. “The affected candidates must make a complaint, and we will investigate the problem; if it is discovered that the details were incorrectly provided, the selection will be revoked,” he said.
However, the candidates indicated that they want the KU authorities to issue a list that includes the candidate’s roll number rather than their parentage. “That’s how it should be so that there is transparency.”
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