Amidst the uproar over paper leaks across the country, question papers for two semester examinations of Uttarakhand Technical University (UTU), one of Uttarakhand’s largest universities, were leaked even before the exams.
Here, professors associated with the university’s colleges were distributing papers on WhatsApp. After the allegations were found to be true in the investigation, the university has canceled both examinations. This decision will require thousands of students from 12 engineering colleges in the state to retake the exams.
The university’s investigation revealed that Dr. Ashish Kumar Gupta, Assistant Professor at Shivalik College of Engineering, Dehradun, allegedly shared the question papers on students’ WhatsApp groups and an online portal.
As soon as the matter came to light, a high-level inquiry committee was constituted on the instructions of the Vice-Chancellor. In the preliminary investigation by the Veer Madho Singh Bhandari Uttarakhand Technical University (UTU) committee and the college’s internal inquiry, the allegations were found to be prima facie true.
File photo of Veer Madho Singh Bhandari Uttarakhand Technical University, responsible for the paper leak.
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7-year ban on accused professor
Taking strict action, UTU has banned Dr. Ashish Kumar Gupta from any examination-related responsibilities of the university for the next 7 years. Meanwhile, a strict warning has also been issued to Shivalik College of Engineering for negligence in maintaining the confidentiality of the examination.
Re-examination to be held in the third week of August
Examination Controller Dr. V.K. Patel informed that the examinations for ‘Machine Learning for Internet of Things’ and ‘Electromagnetic Field Theory’ subjects have been cancelled. Now both papers will be re-conducted in the third week of August.
New exam date and list of exam centers will be released soon on the university’s website.
Students of these 12 engineering colleges affected
- Birla Institute of Applied Sciences, Bhimtal
- Tula’s Institute, Dehradun
- Bipin Tripathi Kumaon Institute of Technology, Dwarahat
- Roorkee Institute of Technology, Roorkee
- Shivalik College of Engineering, Dehradun
- Jairambhai Patel Institute of Technology, Dehradun
- Maya Institute of Technology, Dehradun
- Baba Farid Institute of Technology, Dehradun
- THDC Institute of Hydropower Engineering and Technology, Tehri
- Nanhi Pari Seemant Engineering Institute, Pithoragarh
- Women’s Institute of Technology, Dehradun
- Institute of Technology, Gopeshwar
Two days ago, students protested against paper leak
Two days before the confirmation of the paper leak, that is, on Tuesday, students protested in Dehradun, demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. During this, students also clashed with the police. Police arrived with water cannons to stop the protesters.
During this, students had said that they are not terrorists, but citizens of this country. This protest was led by the Uttarakhand Unemployed Union.
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Two days ago, students demanded the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in front of Gandhi Park in Dehradun.
During the protest, students clashed with the police.
