RGUHS tightens up vigilance for PGET exam this month


Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) has come up with tighter security measures this year for the postgraduate entrance test (PGET) for admission to PG medical and dental seats available under the government quota.


PGET 2013 is scheduled to  be held on March 3 at 13 centres in the City. After reports of malpractices at centres other than in Bangalore, the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences had decided to hold the entrance test only in the City since last year. 



As many as 10, 977 candidates are appearing for the examination this year, 300 more than last year.



The university, which had installed CCTV cameras and introduced the biometric system to verify the identity of candidates, has added metal detectors this time to make vigilance more stringent. In addition, 100 Home Guards personnel will be deployed at examination centres.



Video surveillance



“Web streaming will be done with 13 computers, each monitored by one professor, which will stream the proceedings of the exam from the 13 centres. This will help in the supervising  of squads at the exam centres as well,” explained registrar (evaluation) Ashok Kumar.



Registrar (administration) Prem Kumar ruled out any possibility of cases arising of impersonation or malpractice. The officials said the security measures were elaborate and no attempt to commit irregularities would go unnoticed. 



If any such attempt came to the notice of the university, the student’s details will be immediately reported to the medical and dental councils of India, apart from lodging a complaint with police, the officials said. 

Results after SC decision



The university officials said the examination results would be announced only after the Supreme Court’s verdict on the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test. 



With a few students having appealed before the Supreme Court against the test, the Court’s decision on NEET is pending. For now, however, Karnataka is going ahead with the State entrance tests for medical courses, whose results will be subject to the Court’s decision.



Allaying the fears of students, Ashok Kumar said, irrespective of whether the results, the valuation process will begin immediately after the examination. 



“As soon as the exam is over, all the answer scripts will be scanned and the valuation done electronically. Since students will have a copy of their answer scripts, there is nothing to fear. The test score will be kept ready to announce it to students as and when the Court’s verdict is out,”Kumar explained.



Due to the elaborate security arrangements, students have been asked be present at their respective examination centres at least one hour before the schedule.



The examination centres include: Jain University, Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain College, Christ University (there will be two exam centres on the premises), SSMRV PU College (three centres), Oxford College, BMS College for Women, Dayanand Sagar College of Engineering, PES College of Pharmacy and the Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences.






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