MJ Pharmacy College, an institution affiliated with Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekanand Technical University (CSVTU), is now facing a university-level investigation and the potential loss of its affiliation after it distributed the wrong question paper during a recent B. Pharmacy exam, prompting swift action from university authorities.
The mistake unfolded on Monday, August 11, 2025, at the MJ Pharmacy College exam center. Students preparing to take their fourth-semester Medicinal Chemistry paper were shocked to receive the question paper for Pharmacology-I instead. The Pharmacology-I exam was not scheduled until August 18, a full week later.
Students immediately raised an alarm about the mix-up. Although staff withdrew the incorrect papers, the confusion and subsequent distribution of the correct ones cost students approximately 30 minutes of their valuable exam time. The incident compromised the integrity of the upcoming Pharmacology-I test by leaking its contents ahead of time.
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In response to the serious breach, CSVTU has taken decisive measures. The university immediately postponed the compromised Pharmacology-I exam, which will now be held on August 22, 2025, with a completely new set of questions.
University officials also announced that the significant financial burden of reprinting and redistributing the papers will be recovered directly from MJ Pharmacy College.
The most severe consequence, however, is the potential cancellation of the college’s affiliation. Citing the college’s failure to manage fundamental examination protocols, the university is seriously considering this step. The matter is set to be discussed by the university’s working council in its next meeting, and the Pharmacy Council of India will be formally notified of the lapse.
An investigation has been launched to determine the precise cause of the blunder. While MJ Pharmacy College is being held accountable for negligence because its staff failed to verify the subject and date on the sealed question paper packets, the university has not dismissed its own potential role in the error. The university registrar admitted it is possible the wrong packet was sent from the university’s examination department during the sorting process.
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The registrar confirmed that any university employee found responsible will face disciplinary action. For its part, the management of MJ College has submitted a detailed, minute-by-minute report of the incident to the university.
Following the event, the college has also formally requested to be removed as an examination center, citing difficulties in managing the large number of students assigned to it.
