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Sunit Dhawan
Rohtak, April 5
Several students pursuing professional and postgraduate degrees at state universities, and affiliated colleges have reportedly submitted forged Covid-positive certificates to avoid taking offline examinations.
This came to light after Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU) here received more than 2,500 applications from students of the University Institute of Engineering and Technology (UIET), requesting the authorities for online examinations. These students had attached medical certificates, including Covid-positive reports, as a reason for not taking the offline exams.
State universities have allowed students having genuine reasons to take online examinations in view of the pandemic. Most universities, however, do not have a foolproof mechanism to curb the use of unfair means during online exams.