13 held for admission forgery at DU, JnU, CU

At least 13 aspirants who sat for yesterday's admission tests of Dhaka, Jagannath and Chittagong universities were detained for illegally using electronic devices and forgery at different exam centres.

Seven applicants were found using mobile phones and other electronic devices during Dhaka University's “Gha” unit tests, DU Proctor M Amzad Ali told The Daily Star. Some of them were using their smart phones to see the answers, which were sent from outsiders through WhatsApp and text messages, he said.

Others were held by the invigilators while they were receiving answers from a tiny plug in their ears and a master card like electronic device in their pocket, Amzad said.

All the detainees primarily admitted they made deals of Tk 2 lakh to Tk 3 lakh for getting answers during the tests, the proctor added.

The one-hour test, which started at 10:00am, was held in 99 centres in the capital where a total of 1,09,170 admission seekers vied for 1,540 seats.

Meanwhile, five aspirants were arrested in connection with forgery during the “D” unit admission test of Jagannath University, JnU Proctor Noor Muhammad told The Daily Star.

A case was filed against them with Sutrapur Police Station, he said.

"They were trying to enter the exam halls two to three minutes prior to the test after memorising the answers which were sent to their phones by outsiders," he added.

Our CU correspondent reports: A mobile court yesterday sentenced an applicant to six months' jail for his involvement in fraudulent activities during the “B” unit admission test of Chittagong University, said CU Assistant Proctor Liton Mitra.