PUDUCHERRY: A three-member committee set up by the University Grants Commission is probing allegation of plagiarism against Pondicherry University vice-chancellor Chandra Krishnamurthy following a direction from the Union human resource ministry.
While former vice-chancellor of Central University of Punjab Jai Rup Singh is the chairman of the committee, former director of Indian Law Institute K N Chandersekharan Pillai and former secretary (home ministry) Nita Chowdhary are the members.
According to an RTI reply, the HRD ministry in its note (a copy of which is available with TOI) to the UGC said the Pondicherry University Teachers' Association (Puta) had charged that Chandra plagiarized her book 'Legal Education in India'. The ministry sent a copy of the book with results of a check by Turnitin (a software used for "originality check" of books, PhD and MPhil thesis).
The ministry also said there were charges that Chandra plagiarized her PhD thesis titled, 'Conceptual and interpretative analysis of educational rights in minority in the constitution', submitted to University of Mumbai University.
When contacted, Jai Rup Singh said the committee has begun the probe and has not submitted its final report. "There is a specific issue raised in the complaint. The committee will probe into the issue as per the terms and conditions set by the UGC," Singh said. Chandra was not available for comments despite repeated attempts.
While former vice-chancellor of Central University of Punjab Jai Rup Singh is the chairman of the committee, former director of Indian Law Institute K N Chandersekharan Pillai and former secretary (home ministry) Nita Chowdhary are the members.
According to an RTI reply, the HRD ministry in its note (a copy of which is available with TOI) to the UGC said the Pondicherry University Teachers' Association (Puta) had charged that Chandra plagiarized her book 'Legal Education in India'. The ministry sent a copy of the book with results of a check by Turnitin (a software used for "originality check" of books, PhD and MPhil thesis).
The ministry also said there were charges that Chandra plagiarized her PhD thesis titled, 'Conceptual and interpretative analysis of educational rights in minority in the constitution', submitted to University of Mumbai University.
When contacted, Jai Rup Singh said the committee has begun the probe and has not submitted its final report. "There is a specific issue raised in the complaint. The committee will probe into the issue as per the terms and conditions set by the UGC," Singh said. Chandra was not available for comments despite repeated attempts.
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