The Indian university in the state of Himachal Pradesh had sold 36,000 fake degrees over 11 years. - MANAV BHARTI UNIVERSITY/FACEBOOK
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): The Ministry of Manpower is investigating 15 work pass holders working here who had declared qualifications from Manav Bharti University in their work pass applications.
The Indian university in the state of Himachal Pradesh had sold 36,000 fake degrees over 11 years, the Times of India (TOI) reported earlier this month.
Of the 41,000 degrees issued by the university, only 5,000 are genuine so far, a special investigating team in India has found.
MOM said on Wednesday (Feb 17) that if the work pass holders were found to have falsely declared their educational qualifications, their work passes will be immediately revoked and they will be permanently barred from employment in Singapore.
MOM probes 15 for fake educational qualifications
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MOM probing 15 work pass holders for links to Indian university fake degree scandal
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