Irregularities alleged in prof recruitment

Tribune News Service

Karnal, February 18

Members of the Shri Lave Kush Mahatirath Trust, Mundri, in Kaithal district have alleged discrepancies in the recruitment of professors, associate and assistant professors in Maharishi Valmiki Sanskrit University. They have accused the Vice Chancellor (VC) of setting aside rules and regulation in the recruitment process.

Suraj Keorak, secretary of the Trust, said the university had invited applications in February 2020 for the appointment of assistant and associate professors and interviews were conducted between January 27 and February 4.

On February 5, the VC held an online meeting of the executive council and declared the result. Keorak said recruitment was done as per the UGC Act, 2018, which is yet to be adopted by the Haryana Government. On the other hand, Dr Shreyansh Dwivedi, VC, refuted the allegations and said proper procedure was adopted in the recruitment. “We have not violated any rule and the recruitment was done as per law,” he added.