Postgraduate medical and dental seat aspirants staged a protest in Bangalore on Sunday pressing for the need to have one common examination for admission in medical and dental colleges across the country. They alleged that there was corruption in the seat selection process and stated that the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) would bring in transparency in the process.
They also protested against the alleged corruption in the admission process across the country due to multiple examinations conducted by various private examination bodies and colleges.
Pritam Kitoy, a graduate from Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgaum, said, “We have come here in support of NEET. Almost 90,000 students appeared for NEET last year and private colleges have filed a case against NEET.” “NEET offers thousands of seats under the umbrella of one exam, offering more opportunities nationally for deserving candidates,” said Madhumita S., a medical graduate from Tamil Nadu.
New Delhi: Days after CNN-IBN aired stories of rampant corruption in the Dental Council of India, another Dental Council executive committee member has resigned. Jammu and Kashmir's nominee to the Dental Council Riyaz Faruq has quit. Dr Faruq told CNN-IBN that he was stepping down as he wasn't aware of what was going on in the executive committee. Last week, CNN-IBN had accessed letters written by the members of Dental Council of India (DCI), raising serious questions against the present Chairman of the Council, Dr Dibyendu Majumdar. In one of the letters, written by a member of the DCI Dr Joseph Issac to the Union Health Ministry, questions the manner in which the Council is being managed to suit private colleges. A petition was also filed in the Kerala High Court against the DCI chairman Dr Majumdar and others for alleged acts of corruption and impropriety. On January 18, the President of the DCI of Tamil Nadu, Dr Gunaseelan, was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation for his alleged involvement in a multi-crore scam in private dental colleges across the country.
Dr Gunaseelan's aide, Dr Murugesan was caught red handed by the CBI with a bribe Rs 25 lakh in cash, taken from a private dental college, in lieu of permissions being granted for starting a post-graduate course. The arrest was made after the investigating body conducted raids across several places in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh. This is not the first time that the DCI is at the centre of a storm. Allegations of similar nature have been made against some members of the Council in the past. The allegations have always been related to either increasing seats in colleges or showing enough faculty members, even if it is just on paper. CNN-IBN has been reporting on flaws within the Dental Council for almost three years now. When a specific complaint was made before the Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad in May 2012, he had promised that the matter will be looked into and some action will be taken. However, nothing has been done till now.
New Delhi: In a fresh twist to the Dental Council scam, letters written by the members of Dental Council of India (DCI), accessed exclusively by CNN-IBN, have raised serious questions against the present Chairman of the Council, Dr Dibyendu Majumdar. This is clearly not the first time when the Dental Council of India is making headlines. CNN-IBN had reported on the story three years back.
The Dental Council of India is no stranger to controversy, accused of allowing rampant increase in number of Dental colleges, misappropriation of funds and filing misleading reports. A judicial commission set up in 2005 raised a red flag on the corruption plaguing the Medical Education Regulator. It even suggested superseding the council and replacing it with five eminent doctors, a plea that fell on deaf ears.
In 2010, CNN-IBN reported how then MoS Health Dinesh Trivedi was pushing for the dissolution of both the Nursing and Dental Council after the government's decision to scrap MCI. Letters accessed by CNN-IBN showed Trivedi alleging that a nexus of Health Ministry officials, politicians and doctors were milking the system. DCI members, too, had starting revolting against mess.
CNN-IBN exposed how the Uttar Pradesh Dental College owned by BSP MP Akhilesh Das Gupta had bent every rule in the book to get the DCI's approval to start new courses in spite of inadequate infrastructure and manpower. A letter exclusively available with CNN-IBN shows how the government is working towards dissolving all medical education regulators and making way for the National Council for Human Resources in Health.
Three years hence, there is no over arching body and nothing seems to have changed.
Dr Dibyendu Majumdar, chairman of the Dental Council of India, has denied allegations of corruption against him inthe Dental Council scam. Dr Usha Mohandas, who is the Former Member of the Dental Council of India and Founder President Dentists Against Corruption in Dental Education asked, 'When you are heading the body which is responsible primarily for the education of youngsters and your junior is involved in corruption, how can you claim that you did not know anything about it?' Source: http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/370261/can-dental-council-members-indulge-in-corruption-without-support-from-top.html
Published on Feb 1, 2013 In a fresh twist to the Dental Council scam, letters written by the members of Dental Council of India (DCI), accessed exclusively by CNN-IBN, have raised serious questions against the present Chairman of the Council, Dr Dibyendu Majumdar. "I will step down if any corruption case can be proven against me," Majumdar, who denied the allegations of bribery against him, said.
New Delhi: In a fresh twist to the Dental Council scam, letters written by the members of Dental Council of India (DCI), accessed exclusively by CNN-IBN, have raised serious questions against the present Chairman of the Council, Dr Dibyendu Majumdar. In one of the letters, written by a member of the DCI Dr Joseph Issac to the Union Health Ministry, questions the manner in which the Council is being managed to suit private colleges.
Meanwhile, a petition has also been filed in the Kerala High Court against the DCI chairman Dr Majumdar and others for alleged acts of corruption and impropriety. "They bargain the management. They blackmail the management and if they don't come to terms, they don't clear the files," Dr Issac alleged.
An email, written by another DCI member Dr Jayaraj creates more embarrassment for the dental body as it questions the manner in which an entire general body meeting of the DCI was manipulated to give clearance to some new courses, all for some considerations.
"I will step down if any corruption case can be proven against me," Majumdar, who denied the allegations of bribery against him, said. He, however, added, "Cannot act against erring members unless their nominating states act against them."
On January 18, the President of the DCI of Tamil Nadu, Dr Gunaseelan, was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation for his alleged involvement in a multi crore scam in private dental colleges across the country.
Dr Gunaseelan's aide, Dr Murugesan was caught red handed by the CBI with a bribe Rs 25 lakh in cash, taken from a private dental college, in lieu of permissions being granted for starting a post-graduate course. The arrest was made after the investigating body conducted raids across several places in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh.
This is not the first time that the DCI is at the centre of a storm. Allegations of similar nature have been made against some members of the Council in the past.
The allegations have always been related to either increasing seats in colleges or showing enough faculty members, even if it is just on paper. CNN-IBN has been reporting on flaws within the Dental Council for almost three years now.
When a specific complaint was made before the Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad in May 2012, he had promised that the matter will be looked into and some action will be taken. However, nothing has been done till now. There is a list of measures suggested by the Dental Council to improve its own credibility, but the measures would not have any impact unless the constitution of the Council is relooked.
Dr. Shetty Pradeep house worth many Crores. House warming done in presence of DCI President. What is the source of money asks FACIDE chief mentor Dr Usha Mohan Das,,,........
HMA trustee George Paul was with Murugesan on 06.01.2013 at Salem IDA meeting the day before his arrest ..... still claims he is unaware of his activities....a total comedy says FACIDE officials.,..
Can someone please translate this article in English or Hindi???
BANGALORE, February 4, 2013 
