The Times of India:Wednesday, November 30, 2011.
CHANDIGARH: Already mired in controversies, DAV College, Sector 10, seems to have got caught-up in yet another row. Information sought under the RTI Act has revealed that college authorities have recruited assistant professors by flouting rules and regulations.
The RTI findings have also revealed that DAV College has appointed faculty members on contract, who are not even qualified as per University Grants Commission (UGC) and Panjab University (PU) norms. As per the RTI records, no one from 83 assistant professors appointed for the academic session 2011-12 has been issued an appointment letter.
Besids, college had invited, through an advertisement of July 17 (this year), applications for the posts of assistant professors in various subjects. Interviews were conducted by the authorities concerned from July 24-29, 2011.
Through an RTI application of October 3, details on these teachers, including copies of appointment letters issued to them, were sought.
Documents supplied under RTI revealed that a total of 83 teachers have been appointed, but no one has been issued appointment letter.
In his reply of November 17, college principal Pawan Kumar Jain said, "Since appointment of ad hoc/contractual staff is only for the session 2011-12, no appointment letters have been issued." However, as per the conditions of service prescribed by PU, appointment of every teacher in an affiliated college is required to be on a written contract as per the form prescribed by the university from time to time.
"Many qualified candidates as per UGC/PU norms were rejected in order to appoint unqualified favourites. There are cases where candidates, who do not possess PhD or UGC-NET have been selected, bypassing other eligible candidates," said Dr Rajinder Singla, the RTI activist.
"There is a case where two candidates, who were in waiting list for the post of assistant professor in commerce/management, did not even hold a master's degree at the time of interview," he added.
College principal Pawan Jain, who retires on November 30, refused to comment on this issue. "I joined as principal in October and these appointments were made before it. Moreover, today I have been relieved from the services so I cannot say anything on this issue," Jain said.
The RTI findings have also revealed that DAV College has appointed faculty members on contract, who are not even qualified as per University Grants Commission (UGC) and Panjab University (PU) norms. As per the RTI records, no one from 83 assistant professors appointed for the academic session 2011-12 has been issued an appointment letter.
Besids, college had invited, through an advertisement of July 17 (this year), applications for the posts of assistant professors in various subjects. Interviews were conducted by the authorities concerned from July 24-29, 2011.
Through an RTI application of October 3, details on these teachers, including copies of appointment letters issued to them, were sought.
Documents supplied under RTI revealed that a total of 83 teachers have been appointed, but no one has been issued appointment letter.
In his reply of November 17, college principal Pawan Kumar Jain said, "Since appointment of ad hoc/contractual staff is only for the session 2011-12, no appointment letters have been issued." However, as per the conditions of service prescribed by PU, appointment of every teacher in an affiliated college is required to be on a written contract as per the form prescribed by the university from time to time.
"Many qualified candidates as per UGC/PU norms were rejected in order to appoint unqualified favourites. There are cases where candidates, who do not possess PhD or UGC-NET have been selected, bypassing other eligible candidates," said Dr Rajinder Singla, the RTI activist.
"There is a case where two candidates, who were in waiting list for the post of assistant professor in commerce/management, did not even hold a master's degree at the time of interview," he added.
College principal Pawan Jain, who retires on November 30, refused to comment on this issue. "I joined as principal in October and these appointments were made before it. Moreover, today I have been relieved from the services so I cannot say anything on this issue," Jain said.
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