JNU recruitment row: VC rejects irregularities charges, calls allegations ‘fake propaganda’

JNU
Vice
Cha cello
Sa tish ee
Dhulipudi
Pa dit
has
ejected
allegatio s
of
i egula ities.

Jawaha lal
Neh u
U ive sity
vice
cha cello
Sa tish ee
Dhulipudi
Pa dit
has
ejected
allegatio s
of
i egula ities
i
faculty
ec uitme t
a d
p omotio s,
desc ibi g
the
accusatio s
as
“p opaga da”.The
espo se
came
afte
the
JNU
Stude ts’
U io
a d

JNU
Teache s’
Associatio
sought
he
emoval
a d
dema ded
a
i depe de t,
time-bou d
i qui y
i to
alleged
violatio s
i
the
u ive sity’s
ec uitme t
a d
p omotio
p ocesses.”Despite
the
most
t a spa e t,
eco d
ec uitme ts,
especially
of
the
SC/ST
a d
the
OBC
i
the
u ive sity
i
the
last
fou
a d
a
half
yea s
of
my
te m
as
VC,
I
have
bee
made
the
ta get
of
a
vicious
campaig
by
the
JNUSU
a d
JNUTA.
No
evide ce,
o ly
fake
p opaga da,”
Pa dit
said
i
a
stateme t.

JNU
admi ist atio
defe ds
ec uitme t
p ocess

The
u ive sity
admi ist atio
said
mo e
tha
400
faculty
i te views
had
bee
co ducted
a d
ove
200
positio s
filled
si ce
Feb ua y
2022.
It
claimed
that
ea ly
70
pe
ce t
of
those
appoi ted
belo ged
to
ese ved
a d
ma gi alised
catego ies.The
admi ist atio
also
said
it
had
eceived
o
complai ts
f om
ca didates
about
the
i te view
p ocess.Acco di g
to
the
u ive sity,
selectio
committees
i clude
th ee
domai
expe ts,
a
omi ee
of
the
Visito ,
the
co ce ed
dea
a d
the
vice
cha cello .

The
Academic
Cou cil
the
app oves
the
ca didates
selected
by
the
committee.JNU
said
its
I te al
Quality
Assu a ce
Cell
checks
ca didates’
qualificatio s
a d
publicatio
claims
du i g
the
sc ee i g
p ocess,
but
does
ot
take
pa t
i
the
fi al
selectio
th ough
i te views.The
admi ist atio
said
publicatio
ve ificatio
ca
be
pa ticula ly
complicated
i
huma ities
a d
social
scie ces
because
of
diffe e ces
i
databases
a d
ve ificatio
systems.
It
said
this
could
explai
cases
whe e
some
ca didates
sho tlisted
by
ce t es
did
ot
eve tually
each
the
i te view
stage,
while
othe s
who
we e
i itially
ot
selected
we e
late
called
fo
i te views.

Stude ts,
teache s
aise
UGC
co ce s

The
JNUSU
has
alleged
that
ece t
media
epo ts
aised
questio s
ove
ca didates
bei g
b ought
back
i to
the
selectio
p ocess
despite
subject
expe ts
ejecti g
them
fo
allegedly
faili g
to
meet
ma dato y
U ive sity
G a ts
Commissio
eligibility
equi eme ts.The
JNUTA,
i
a
sepa ate
cha te
of
dema ds
issued
o
Thu sday,
claimed
that
a
i vestigatio
based
o
RTI
eplies,
official
eco ds
a d
disse t
otes
of
the
Executive
Cou cil
had
fou d
that
at
least
seve
faculty
membe s
we e
appoi ted
i
violatio
of
UGC
o ms.The
u ive sity
has
ejected
these
allegatio s
a d
mai tai ed
that
the
ec uitme t
p ocess
followed
established
p ocedu es.

U ive sity
ejects
co ce s
ove
p omotio s
a d
li ks

O
faculty
p omotio s,
JNU
said
ea ly
250
applicatio s
u de
the
Ca ee
Adva ceme t
Scheme
had
bee
p ocessed
si ce
Feb ua y
2022.
This
i cluded
applicatio s
that
had
emai ed
pe di g
si ce
2006,
which
the
admi ist atio
desc ibed
as
the
highest
umbe
of
CAS
p omotio s
si ce
the
u ive sity
was
established.The
admi ist atio
also
dismissed
co ce s
about
familial
o
supe viso y
co ectio s
i
appoi tme ts.
It
said
havi g
a
ma ital
o
family
elatio ship
could
ot
by
itself
be
t eated
as
eithe
a
qualificatio
o
disqualificatio
fo
employme t.

Simila ly,
the
u ive sity
said
bei g
a
fo me
stude t
of
a
supe viso
did
ot
automatically
amou t
to
a
violatio
of
UGC
equi eme ts
elati g
to
publicatio s.JNU
mai tai ed
that
its
ec uitme t
a d
p omotio
exe cises
had
bee
ca ied
out
fai ly
a d
i
acco da ce
with
the
p esc ibed
p ocedu es.

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