pune the maharashtra state council for educational research and training mscert has sought criminal proceedings against the chairman and the secretary as well as the principal of an education diploma college in latur for alleged irregularities in admitting students between 2002 and 2009 to the first year ded course shridhar salunkhe director mscert has sent a letter to laturs divisional deputy director for education stating that criminal proceedings were launched against the chairman secretary and principal of the dilip ekambekar education college at udgir in latur district for cheating the state government salunkhe has further sought a compliance report from the divisional deputy director and has cautioned the latter against any negligence or inaction over the letter the ekambekar college was established exclusively for students from the 865 villages in the disputed territory of the maharashtrakarnataka border however students out of these villages were given admissions against bogus and forged certificates during the period between 2002 and 2009 the mscert which is headquartered in pune regulates the education diploma and degree course studies in the state as such it also controls all the admission related processes that are to be followed by institutions which offer education courses the ded course in particular draws a huge demand especially from std xii passouts in the rural areas the course is seen as a gateway to teaching assistant shikshan sevak jobs at governmentrun and aided schools particularly in the municipal corporation and gram panchayat areas according to bharatiya vidyarthi senas pune city convenor sunil jagtap who has been pursuing with the mscert the issue of action against the ekambekar college only those students who did their std i to vii studies in the 865 villages or proper residents of these villages are entitled to seek admission to first year ded course at the college jagtap had furnished documentary evidence to the mscert bosses over the last few years pointing out irregularities like students from outside the 865 villages being admitted to the college against fake support documents forged certificates as well as domicile proofs the principal of the latur district institute of education and training diet which implements training for ded students was asked to examine the alleged irregularities and file a report the diet head filed his report on july 7 2010 salunkhes letter to the latur divisional deputy director comes as an outcome of the diet principals probe