The Tribune: Rewari: Wednesday, July 11, 2018.
The recent
appointments of associate professors in the department of computer science at
Indira Gandhi University (IGU) here have been called into question in a letter
sent to the Chancellor-cum-Governor.
Two members
of the university court, who obtained documents under the RTI Act, have accused
the authorities of deliberately overlooking the report of the screening
committee about certificates submitted by the candidates for the academic
performance indicators (API) score.
The members
have demanded inquiry into the matter, claiming that they had sufficient
documentary evidence to prove the allegations.
Professors
Subhash Chander Sharma and Nikhilesh Yadav said the university appointed two
associate professors in the department of computer science and application
(CSA) and one in the computer science and engineering(CSE) department in March
this year.
“In its
report, the screening committee has mentioned that the API score has been
verified on the basis of photocopy of the testimonials, manuscripts supplied by
the candidates and their authenticity could not be established. It is beyond
imagination as to how selection committee can make appointments on the basis of
unauthenticated documents submitted by the candidates,” said Sharma.
He alleged
selection of the candidates without verifying their documents raised question
marks over the intention of selection committee members. Even, they disregarded
the screening committee by intentionally ignoring its observations, hence a
thorough inquiry was needed to unravel the truth, he added.
“The
authority should have withheld the selection process and got authenticity of
the candidates’ testimonials verified before the appointments,” Sharma said.
Madan Lal,
Registrar of the IGU, said he was not part of the screening committee so cannot
comment in this respect.
DP Goyal,
controller of examination of the IGU and one of the members of the screening
committee, said since candidates did not attach supportive documents, hence the
committee in its report mentioned that authenticity of their documents could
not be established. “Original certificates are not required at the time of
screening,” he claimed.