MP student uses surgically fitted Bluetooth device to cheat in exam
Madhya Pradesh, February 23: Cheating in exams is very common in India, especially in the competitive exams where students mostly adopt the means of writing on small chits or on their hands or on any part of their body or table etc. But have you ever heard of a student cheating in an exam via a Bluetooth device that is surgically paired inside the ear?
In a recent bizarre incident in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore, an MBBS student has been caught cheating with the help of a modern and trending Bluetooth device that has been surgically inserted in the ears, while appearing for his final exams.
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The incident took place at Mahatma Gandhi Memorial (MGM) Medical College, while the student who has been caught was giving the exam with 78 other students present in the examination hall.
According to the sources it was the last chance for the student to clear the exam as it has been 11 years after the student was admitted to the college, but repeatedly failed his final exam.
The student was caught when DAVV member Dr Vivek Sathe, who was on invigilation duty, stopped and searched the student and discovered a cellphone in the inside pocket of his trouser. The phone had been turned on and paired with a Bluetooth device. Dr Vivek, however, did not discover a Bluetooth device but the student was hauled away from the exam and interrogated.
During questioning, the student admitted to surgically fitting a skin-coloured tiny Bluetooth device by an ENT (ears, nose, and throat) surgeon.
Apart from this, another student was caught cheating as he hid a small device with SIM in his vest, which was being used as a mobile phone.
DAVV Vice-Chancellor Renu Jain also made a statement in this regard and said, "We think these microphones were surgically fitted in the ears of both the students. Cases have been prepared against both the students. A committee of DAVV will take a decision in this regard."
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MGM Medical College dean Dr Sanjay Dixit said the college management has shared all the information with DAVV, which will take suitable action in this regard.
-PTC News
