Hyderabad: BRS MLA and former minister Harish Rao on Thursday urged the Telangana government and the National Medical Commission (NMC) to launch a high-level probe into alleged scams and irregularities at Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences.
In a letter addressed to the state and the NMC chairman, Rao accused the Congress government of allowing systemic corruption to flourish at the university, citing serious violations in the revaluation of PG medical examination papers.
Harish accuses VC of fraud in PG exam results
Rao alleged that five students who had initially failed were later declared passed after an irregular revaluation process, allegedly orchestrated by Vice Chancellor Dr. Nandakumar Reddy. All five students were from private medical colleges, raising suspicions of financial deals between college managements and the university.
He claimed this manipulation violated both university norms and NMC guidelines, which only permit re-counting—not revaluation—of answer scripts. “This is a serious breach of academic standards,” Rao said, adding that for the first time in the university’s history, a student passed based on a re-count, contravening established rules.
Vigilance inquiry reveals tampered answer scripts
According to Rao, a vigilance inquiry found that students were allowed to rewrite answers on cross-marked pages after the examination. The answer scripts were then allegedly re-evaluated, and higher marks were awarded to ensure the students passed. Rao described this as a clear case of academic fraud.
He further accused the Vice Chancellor of yielding to political pressure rather than managing examinations with integrity. “The VC failed to uphold academic standards and has instead compromised the university’s credibility,” he said.
Calls for accountability and government action
Rao criticised the Congress-led government for remaining silent despite clear evidence of malpractice. “Who is protecting the Vice Chancellor? Why is the government hesitating to act?” he asked. He alleged that large sums of money were involved in the scandal and demanded immediate action.
Quoting poet Sri Sri, Rao said, “Nothing is unfit for poetry,” and added, “It seems Revanth Reddy believes nothing is unfit for scams.” He called the episode one of the most disgraceful incidents in the history of medical education in the country.