Panjab varsity clarifies on promotion issue

Chandigarh, July 5

After the reports of Panjab University allegedly stopping Dr Pali Bhupinder’s promotion on the basis of his religion emerged in a section of the media, the PU authorities have cleared that the selection committee found a discrepancy in Dr Bhupinder’s academic performance indicator (API) score.

“Dr Pali Bhupinder, Department of Punjabi, University School of Open Learning, Panjab University, was to be promoted in July 2018 from Stage 3 to Stage 4. The selection committee found a discrepancy in his academic performance indicator (API) score. On the basis of that, he was asked to submit additional documents/testimonials to USOL for fulfilling the requirements of API score. Accordingly, USOL was also informed to re-screen the same. It has been found that to date, no additional document has been submitted by him to USOL, in the absence of which, the department could not rescreen the application,” stated in an official statement of the PU today. — TNS