Madhya Pradesh: Medical Students Caught Cheating In Exam With A Bluetooth Device

Indian students know all sorts of hacks to cheat in an exam and there are several cases about the same that prove it. With technology, cheating has got much easier.

Another such case has come to light where students got inspired by the cheating scene from the movie Munnabhai MBBS. Two medical students in Madhya Pradesh¡¯s Indore got micro-sized Bluetooth devices installed surgically into their ears to cheat in an exam.

These two students were caught red-handed by the flying squad of Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya (DAVV) on Monday. The duo was appearing in last year's examination of the MBBS course at Mahatma Gandhi Memorial (MGM) Medical College. Notably, 80 students from MGM Medical College, Aurobindo Medical College and Indus Medical College are taking the exams.

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"One of the students had hidden a small device with SIM in his vest, which was being used as a mobile phone. Another student was found with a normal mobile on which phone calls were being made during the examination,¡± the official said. These two students had placed the Bluetooth- powered microphones in their ears in a way that no one would notice or be able to see them, he said.

DAVV Vice-Chancellor Renu Jain 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.¡±

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.

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This is not the first case where students were caught cheating in the exams with a high-tech Bluetooth device. Last year, five people were arrested in Rajasthan for allegedly selling Bluetooth device-fitted 'chappals' worth Rs 6 lakh to candidates appearing in the teachers' recruitment exam, REET.

The gang of five people, including a woman, was arrested and a cheating racket busted by Rajasthan Police who acted after sensing something fishy by a candidate who appeared at an Ajmer centre in the Rajasthan Eligibility Examination for Teachers (REET) that was held on Sunday.

Mobile internet and SMS were snapped in several districts of Rajasthan for 12 hours to prevent cheating in the REET. Some 16 lakh students took the test for 31,000 posts in government schools.

Came across this picture on Telegram. A Chappal with phone & Bluetooth connectivity, used in Rajasthan Teachers Selection Examination. That's the level of morality amongst "teachers wannabees"! Shame!! pic.twitter.com/4gpGjGkWp5

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There was another case in Pune where a student was caught wearing a face mask fitted with an electronic device. The mask was seized by Pimpri Chinchwad police.

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