NMC warns against circulation of fake allotment letters for MBBS admission, files FIR

New Delhi : Taking action against fake allotment letters for MBBS admission, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has filed a First Information Report in the matter.

Apart from filing the FIR, the apex medical regulatory body has further issued a Public Notice in this regard and warned the aspirants that NMC in not involved in offering admissions to medical courses.

"It has come to notice that fake allotment letters (as attached) under alleged signature of Secretary, National Medical Commission is under circulation. It is brought to the public notice that the Commission does not offer admissions in any medical college or involved at all with college allotment process," NMC mentioned in the Public Notice issued on April 25.

"It is a fabrication intended to tarnish the image of the National Medical Commission which in fact is mandated to supervise highest ethical standards in medical profession," it added.

The Public Notice also attached with it a copies of the fake allotment letters that are being circulated in the name of the NMC secretary. With a heading "Noting for Admission Knowledgement", the fake allotment letter mentioned the name of the MBBS aspirant, the name of the allotted college, the amount of paid and due amount, fake bank details in the name of NMC, etc.

Taking strict action in the matter of fraud, the NMC has now filed an FIR in the matter and has also warned about the matter by issuing a public notice.

The NMC notice comes only a few days after two female students approached the Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College with fake allotment letters. As per the students and their families, they paid around Rs 25 lakh and Rs 32 lakh to a consultancy firm in Ghaziabad and were issued the allotment letters in return.