PESHAWAR: Dozens of students were arrested on Sunday for using Bluetooth devices to cheat in the MD CAT test in Peshawar.
The students were arrested by the Examinations and Training Department (ETA) at various examination centers in the city.
According to ETA spokesperson, ETA Secretary Anila Mahfouz Durrani said that the students were caught red-handed using Bluetooth devices to communicate with each other during the test.
She said that the ETA had received information about a group of people who were helping students cheat in the test through Bluetooth devices.
“Lakhs of rupees were being charged from the students for getting the paper out and solving it through the Bluetooth device,” she said.
Durrani said that the ETA had increased the security at all the examination centers and had deputed staff to check for Bluetooth devices.
“During the special check, the staff turned on the Bluetooth of their phones and traced the Bluetooth devices,” she said.
She said that the arrested students would be dealt with according to the law.
The MD CAT is a medical entrance test conducted by the University of Health Sciences, Peshawar. The test is held every year to admissions to the MD programs offered by the university.
The use of unfair means in examinations is a serious offense and the ETA has taken strict measures to curb it. In the past, the ETA has arrested several people for cheating in examinations.
The ETA has urged the students to refrain from using unfair means in examinations and to play a fair game.
