In 2011-12, the University of Delhi changed the way students were admitted into its three medical colleges – UCMS, MAMC and Lady Hardinge. Till 2010, the University conducted its own entrance examination for admission.

Why was this done? The decision to admit students based on AIPMT (All India Pre Medical Test) conducted by AIIMs was largely due to the discovery of a large-scale cheating scandal uncovered by the university after the president of the Delhi Medical Association brought it to their attention. He informed the university that the 2010 examination was rigged. The ...