The Character Certificate

Job vacancy was announced in the Local Municipal Corporation. Along with the relevant certificates related to personal data, qualifications, etc. all the candidates applying for the job was asked to furnish two character certificates from Gazetted officers, Municipal council member, Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) or the Member of the Parliament (MP) stating that they know the candidate for so many years and he/she has a good moral character.

The candidates applying for the job could not easily approach the Municipal council members, the MLAs or the MP as they were screened by their staff. The other Gazetted officers were also not easily approachable by the public. The government doctors being gazetted officers and publicly approachable become the hot favorite to get the moral character certificate.

The candidates applying for the job would walk into the Out Patients Department (OPD) of the government hospitals and accost the doctors seeing the patients and ask them to sign in the readymade character certificates bought from the shop. This caused great disturbances to the normal work of the doctors. If the doctors refuse, then the candidates will turn aggressive, demanding that what is the problem of the doctor in just giving a signature in the form.

The more resourceful approached the doctors through some staff member working the same hospital as an intermediary. Annoyed by the frequent disturbance, Dr. Jolting (Fictional Name) decided to stop giving the moral character certificate to anyone from now onwards.

When the next candidate came, Dr. Jolting refused to sign the character certificate. The person went out from the OPD and came few minutes later with a staff member, who requested Dr. Jolting to sign the character certificate.

Dr. Jolting replied, “How can I give a good moral character certificate when I myself is having a bad character.” “Even if I give a good moral character certificate, it will not be valid due to my bad moral character.”

(Based on true incident)

— ND
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DISCLAIMER: This article is intended only for fun purpose. The author does not promote or recommend any behavior illustrated here or claim it to be useful. Use of the information herein is at you one's own risk. Before trying to emulate or follow anything the reader is well advised to take into account ethical, moral, legal and other considerations. The author recommends that Medical Education should be of the highest ethical and moral level keeping in mind the interest of the patient as foremost and according to MCI and other Board’s norm. 

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