Forty-four doctors have been found guilty of forging documents to get admission into postgraduate medical courses under the NRI quota, in Tamil Nadu.

While going through the applications submitted by candidates for the PG courses in medicine, the selection committee at the Directorate of Medical Education found fake certificates and forged documents whose ‘ingenuity’ was confirmed by embassies and consulates of countries, including the US, Dubai, Kuwait, Australia and Singapore. Last year, over 20 students had faked consulate certificates.

This October, a report by the postgraduate committee revealed the number of ineligible candidates. Of 446 students, 221 had submitted incomplete applications or forms with errors. In November, of the 221 candidates, 107 were given a chance again to submit relevant documents because of which their applications got through. Still, 44 doctors were disqualified for flawed submission. An official said that legal action would be taken on those who produced forged certificates. Since this amounted to unethical practice, doctors who forged certificates could be debarred.

The selection committee had also recently found that six students had submitted fake embassy certificates for admission to the MBBS course under NRI quota. Of the six, three had even got an allotment. The committee cancelled the selection soon after confirming the fraudulent act. Legal action is likely to be initiated against these candidates. – editor@nrifocus.com