Bengaluru : The Consortium of Medical, Dental and Engineering Colleges of Karnataka (ComedK) has decided to tighten security measures and introduce additional checks following alleged malpractice at three of its examination centres in Jamshedpur this year.
ComedK had realised the scam after finding that none of the top 10 rank students were from Karnataka. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Bengaluru | Silver Rate in Bengaluru | Bank Holidays in Bengaluru | Public Holidays in Bengaluru | Bengaluru AQI | Weather in Bengaluru | Petrol Price in Bengaluru | Diesel Price in Bengaluru | CNG Price in Bengaluru | LPG Price in Bengaluru Stay updated with the latest Bengaluru news.
It has been a shock to us,” he said. Sneha Society can provide counselling services both online and offline, free of cost,” said Kumar. “The process was enormously delayed. When we sent a team to investigate, all three centres were locked and no one was available. We then sought police help, but by that time the centres had been sanitised and the evidence cleared. We have shared a copy of the FIR with our admission overseeing committee. We are not letting the matter go. Five of the top six ranks were from Jamshedpur. Counselling for students ComedK has tied up with Sneha Society for counselling to extend emotional support to students. “Institutions can approach ComedK for a dedicated counsellor, which we will provide. Most colleges do not have such a system, and even where counselling services are available, there is often a stigma attached to seeking help. The team can help in various issuesm including academic pressure, suicide management, substance abuse, clinical depression. Download the TOI App.
ComedK initially barred 36 students from attending counselling over suspicion of malpractice.
We were told that an elected representative in Jamshedpur was involved in the alleged malpractice,” he added. It later found out that these students got help from outsiders to whom the question paper was leaked through the system. Answers were handed over to the students through invigilators. “An FIR is filed inJamshedpur. Around four invigilators had turned approvers and gave statements. But all of them faced death threats. They left Jamshedpur and disappeared.
Currently, four sets of question papers are used, with passwords being provided to examination centres an hour before the exam.
We will upload seven question papers, all encrypted, and the password will be provided to the centres only 20 minutes before the exam.
We will come up with a foolproof model,” said Dr S Kumar, secretary, ComedK, at a news conference in Malleswaram. “We are developing new systems. For the next year, we have engaged three senior cybersecurity experts who are working on a different model.