MBBS scam: DME role under scanner

INDORE: Role of Directorate of Medical Education (DME) too is under scanner for allegedly misinforming universities that Admission and Fee Regulatory Committee (AFRC) regularised 'irregular' admissions to MBBS first year after slapping fine on six private medical colleges in the state.
This communication apparently allowed universities to hold first professional examination of MBBS students admitted to six private medical colleges for academic session 2013-14. On the Contrary, AFRC officials clarified the matter of cancellation or regularization of admissions is pending before the court.
Despite the matter being sub judice, DME office wrote to affiliating universities that AFRC has regularised admissions after imposing fine on private medical colleges for making irregular admissions and whatever action AFRC takes in future will be binding on the students.
Joint director, DME, Dr NM Srivastava told TOI, "AFRC slapped fine on the colleges. It has not cancelled the admissions. In such a situation, we considered these admissions were regularised. We have filed a petition in Supreme Court to reduce the number of seats in these medical colleges next academic sessions."
Private medical colleges including Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences, Indore, Chirayu Medical College and Research Centre, Bhopal, Index Medical College and Research Centre, Indore, LN Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Bhopal, Peoples College of Medical Science, Bhopal and RD Gardi Medical College, Ujjain have not followed enough transparency and fairness while admitting students against vacant seats under state quota, upon which a fine of Rs 13.10 crore was slapped on these colleges.