Overview
- The university announced on Thursday that it has cancelled two even‑semester papers—Machine Learning for Internet of Things (IOTT004) and Electromagnetic Field Theory (ECT043)—and set re‑examinations for the third week of August with dates and centres to be published separately.
- A high‑level inquiry concluded that assistant professor Ashish Kumar Gupta shared roughly 50 questions on the college portal and a WhatsApp group before the exam, and the college has terminated him while the university has barred him from any exam duties for seven years.
- Dehradun police filed an FIR, seized electronic devices for forensic examination and reported an arrest in the case as investigators probe whether other individuals or a wider network were involved.
- The cancellations cover students at 12 VMSB‑UTU affiliated engineering institutes, prompting student protests and a university order that affiliated colleges immediately notify affected students and upload the notice on their websites.
- The move follows a string of high‑profile leaks in Uttarakhand and a state push against 'exam mafias', and it could prompt tighter institutional controls, faster legal action on leaks and further disruption to students' schedules as investigations continue.