NEW DELHI: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has sought a CBI inquiry into allegations of cheating and manipulation at the all-India nursing recruitment test. Top AIIMS officials confirmed that the institute’s administration have already met CBI sleuths. “We met CBI officials to explore the scope of the probe. They were requested to start a probe since the allegations are grave,” a senior AIIMS official said on Wednesday.
A parallel probe has already been started by the examination section of the institute and a complaint has also been lodged at the Hauz Khas police station, sources said.The institute has set up a committee headed by the sub-dean of the exam section, Dr Naval Kishore, top officials said.
They informed that CCTV footage of the exam centres, allegedly involved in cheating, hacking, and manipulation of the Nursing Officer Recruitment Common Eligibility Test, is being scanned. “CCTV was installed at all the exam centres and we have started scanning the footage,” said Prof Rima Dada, spokesperson, AIIMS.