RIMS Ranchi to Verify Documents of 148 MBBS Students Amid Fake ST Certificate Row
The integrity of state-quota medical admissions in Jharkhand is facing intense scrutiny following a shocking revelation. Following the explosive cancellation of a first-year MBBS student’s admission due to a forged caste certificate, the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Ranchi has announced a massive, retroactive verification drive. The medical college administration will now meticulously cross-check the residential and caste documents of 148 students who were admitted under the state quota in the 2025 batch. This aggressive move aims to root out any underlying syndicate facilitating backdoor entries into prestigious medical seats.
The Trigger: A Fabricated ST Certificate
The sweeping verification order was triggered directly by the case of Ashish Kumar, a 2025 batch MBBS student. Following a pointed complaint regarding the authenticity of his admission records, RIMS proactively requested the Sahibganj Deputy Commissioner to launch an official investigation. The district administration formally confirmed that the Scheduled Tribe (ST) certificate Ashish utilized to bypass standard cutoffs and secure his highly coveted medical seat was entirely fabricated. Consequently, RIMS cancelled his admission with immediate effect to maintain institutional integrity.
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Verified Statements & CID Action
Confirming the administration’s aggressive new stance on documentation fraud, RIMS Public Relations Officer Dr. Shishir Kumar issued a verified statement to the press detailing their next steps.
“The move is taken following cancellation of admission of a first-year MBBS student on Monday over submitting a forged Scheduled Tribe (ST) certificate during his admission in Sept last year,” Dr. Kumar stated. Elaborating on the procedural aspects, he added, “Following the district administration’s confirmation that the caste certificate submitted during the admission process was fake, his admission has been cancelled”. Dr. Kumar further confirmed that the institute is now sending the critical documents of the remaining 148 state-quota students back to their respective home districts to verify that all admissions are predicated on genuine records.
This administrative crackdown aligns perfectly with an ongoing, high-stakes Criminal Investigation Department (CID) probe. Earlier, on June 24, CID teams conducted extensive searches at RIMS, examining sensitive records at the dean’s office after receiving multiple complaints about severe irregularities in MBBS admissions and questionable tender allotments. The CID probe, initiated following orders from Chief Minister Hemant Soren late last year, is actively scanning all admissions from 2025 in both public and private medical colleges. State Health Minister Irfan Ansari emphasized the government’s zero-tolerance policy, noting that strict legal action will be taken against anyone found manipulating the system.
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A Statewide Epidemic in Medical Colleges
This is not an isolated incident; Jharkhand’s medical colleges have been battling a persistent wave of forged admission documents over the past year.
It is profoundly disturbing that the most sought-after medical seats in the state are being hijacked by individuals submitting counterfeit documents. While it is a relief to see RIMS taking decisive action to verify the 148 state-quota students, one must ask how these fake certificates bypassed the initial, supposedly rigorous scrutiny during the centralized counseling process. Every stolen seat represents a crushing defeat for a meritorious, genuinely marginalized student who sacrificed years of their youth grinding for the NEET exam. The CID must actively dismantle the broader syndicate creating these forged documents; simply expelling the students is treating the symptom while entirely ignoring the systemic disease.
