Police in Almora, Uttarakhand, have registered an FIR after Soban Singh Jeena Government Institute of Medical Sciences and Research cancelled an MBBS admission for the 2026 session that had been obtained under the category for orphaned and abandoned children, Amar Ujala reported on 20 October 2026. The Times of India also reported that the admission was cancelled and a case filed.

How the certificate was caught

According to Amar Ujala's earlier report of 16 October, the candidate produced an orphan certificate dated 27 August 2026 during document verification at counselling. College principal Dr G.S. Titiyal noticed that the issuing sub-divisional magistrate's name on the certificate did not match the officer actually posted in Bazpur. A check with the tehsil found that no such certificate had been issued.

The Bazpur SDM told the newspaper that a fake certificate had been made in her name. Circle Officer Balwant Singh Rawat said the FIR was registered on the college's written complaint and that further action would follow as per rules. The specific legal sections have not been reported. EFC is not naming the candidate.

Part of a wider audit

The case comes amid a broader review of category certificates used in Uttarakhand's state-quota medical admissions. In September, PTI reported that a Dehradun police special investigation team had begun probing allegedly forged freedom-fighter-dependent and domicile certificates. Medical Dialogues reported on 24 September that two revenue sub-inspectors were suspended for lapses in verifying documents, and on 1 October that the state medical education university had cancelled four more admissions, taking the total to 19.

State-quota admissions have been kept provisional until the relevant certificates are verified, and principals of government and private medical colleges were directed to check documents of candidates claiming category or sub-category benefits.

Checking category certificates

Category certificates are easier to forge than degrees because many are issued locally and carry only a signature and seal. Colleges and counselling authorities can confirm them through the issuing tehsil or district office, through state e-district or certificate-verification portals where available, and by checking that the issuing officer's name and posting match the date of issue, the detail that exposed this certificate.

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