The committee fashioned by Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, to look into the potential submission of pretend certificates in the course of the recruitment strategy of nursing officers launched an inquiry on Monday.

The four-member panel will probably be chargeable for verifying the authenticity of certificates of programs on laptop ideas. Certificates submitted by all candidates in the course of the latest recruitment course of will probably be verified.

According to officers aware about the event, about 80% candidates who have been employed for 182 vacant posts have submitted doubtful certificates. They mentioned many candidates submitted certificates from a Rajasthan-based institute.

It was clearly acknowledged within the emptiness commercial that solely certificates issued by National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology could be accepted.

Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32 (GMCH-32) medical superintendent Sudhir Garg mentioned, “We have no mechanism to test the veracity of the certificates. Following studies of doubtless fraudulent submissions, a four-member committee was fashioned to confirm the certificates.”

“We have written to the institutes involved, requesting them to confirm the authenticity of the certificates issued by them. Additionally, we have now requested them to offer a report from the company chargeable for issuing the certificates,” he added.

Meanwhile, a video has been broadly circulated on social media platforms, which purportedly claims that candidates may get hold of a course on laptop ideas certificates for 6,000.

Health secretary Yashpal Garg mentioned an investigation is being carried out into each the video and the counterfeit certificates.

“If the allegations are confirmed, an FIR will probably be registered and the culprits will face penalties. No one will probably be exempted from punishment,” he added.

The latest improvement within the case has raised questions on your entire recruitment course of. However, involvement of the third-party company that carried out the written examination has not but been examined but.

How did the rip-off unearth

During the verification course of after recruitment of nursing officers, GMCH-32 officers seen discrepancies within the {photograph} and signature of 1 candidate. To test the opportunity of extra such anomalies, the authorities constituted a six-member scrutiny committee to gather particulars of all nursing officers chosen on the idea of the written take a look at.

During this course of, 5 candidates didn’t seem earlier than the committee by taking medical depart and later resigned with a 24-hour discover. The police have up to now booked eight individuals within the case and arrested three — Rekhraj (candidate), Mukesh (intermediary) and Joginder (impersonator). All three arrested accused are alumni of a nursing faculty in Jodhpur.

According to the police, Joginder had initially sought 5 lakh from Rekhraj and ultimately doubled the quantity after studying that it was a everlasting job. It was a deal of 12 lakhs 2 lakh was promised to Mukesh, the intermediary, the police had mentioned.

182 nurses employed by way of written take a look at

GMCH-32 had issued commercials for the recruitment of 182 nursing officers in December 2021. The recruitments have been to be carried out on the idea of advantage obtained in a written take a look at and there was no provision of interview. An exterior company was employed to conduct the written take a look at, which was held at 39 facilities in Chandigarh on August 28, 2022.

Total 10,594 candidates had appeared for the take a look at, the place videograph/{photograph}, thumb impression and signature of every candidate have been taken.

The profitable candidates have been referred to as for doc verification and counseling that was held in three phases at GMCH-32. Subsequently, the chosen candidates acquired a suggestion of appointment and have been requested to report for medical examination.