Bhubaneswar: The Higher Education Department has written to Principals of all colleges across the State to verify disability certificates used by students to get admissions, with the help of senior doctors in the district.
In a letter to the Principals of all Government, Non-Government, and Self-Financing colleges under the Higher Education Department, Secretary Saswat Mishra stated, “Verify the disability certificates of the PH-OH students through CDMO of the district concerned.”
“After verification, if students are found to have taken admission with fake certificates, appropriate steps must be taken to cancel their admission immediately. FIR should be lodged against such students at local police station,” Mishra’s letter further read.
The matter was taken up seriously by the Department after a report of fake disability certificates used for getting admission in Bhadrak (Autonomous) College surfaced. The matter is under inquiry and action will be taken against such students, said Mishra.
