Indore: Probe into Liberal college mass copying case begins

Indore: A three-member committee constituted by Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya (DAVV) to look into the alleged mass copying case that took place at Liberal College started its probe on Monday. Committee members comprising director of college development council, Sumant Katiyal, EMRC director Akhilesh Singh and School of Chemical Science head Ashok Sharma have been provided with all the papers related to case.

“We have provided all documents, barring answer books of students allegedly involved in the malpractice to the committee members,” incharge registrar Ajay Verma said. He said that the committee has started the probe and submit its report within 10 days.

The committee would ascertain students involved in mass copying and those felicitated the malpractice and submit its report. “Not a single person involved in the mass copying case – be it students, invigilators or college staff — would be spared. All those at fault would be brought to books,” said vice chancellor Dr Narendra Dhakad.

During BA-LLB first semester exams, mass copying had taken place at Liberal College. The malpractice was caught during evaluation of answer books. More than 50 students had copied word to word in the exam. After the malpractice surfaced, the university had failed all students involved in mass copying and issued notices to college staff, invigilators and flying squad members.

While the college authorities had denied their involvement in the cheating case, the university is of a view that without their consent such a large scale copying case could not occur. “The truth will come out in the inquiry report,” Dhakad said. The university has already forwarded a complaint to Kishanganj police requesting to register an FIR in the mass copying case. “We will also send copy of the probe report to the police,” Dhakad said.