Thiruvalluvar varsity stares at recruitment scandal
Shanmughasundaram.J@timesgroup.com
Vellore: Several poorly-qualified people were appointed as teaching and non-teaching staff in Thiruvalluvar University and its constituent colleges in recent years.
The appointments were not in accordance with the rules and regulations of the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the university per se, said highly placed sources in the university.
Some have submitted bogus certificates and joined in various departments in the university.
Though the officials are well aware about the anomalies, no action has been taken against them as “their needs are taken care of,” said the source.
For instance, one of the associate professors in Zoology department submitted bogus experience certificate at the time of joining in 2010. The university, while crosschecking the facts, found the malpractice. However, no action was initiated.
Registrar (in-charge) V Peruvazhuthi told TOI that the university had been looking into the records of appointments of teaching and non-teaching staff.
“There are allegations of ineligible candidates getting appointed in the university. We are checking the records and verifying their authenticity. Action will be taken based on the outcome of the verification process,” said the registrar, who is also the dean of college development council. He also holds additional charge of finance officer, research coordinator and physical education director.
Directorate of Local Audit Fund (DLAF) had raised objections in the audit reports of the university for not producing the service registers (SR) of 20 teaching staff, including 10 assistant professors appointed in 2012 and 2013, in the university. The audit report said the appointment files were not produced before the DLFA to authenticate the correctness of the appointments.
Shanmughasundaram.J@timesgroup.com
Vellore: Several poorly-qualified people were appointed as teaching and non-teaching staff in Thiruvalluvar University and its constituent colleges in recent years.
The appointments were not in accordance with the rules and regulations of the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the university per se, said highly placed sources in the university.
Some have submitted bogus certificates and joined in various departments in the university.
Though the officials are well aware about the anomalies, no action has been taken against them as “their needs are taken care of,” said the source.
For instance, one of the associate professors in Zoology department submitted bogus experience certificate at the time of joining in 2010. The university, while crosschecking the facts, found the malpractice. However, no action was initiated.
Registrar (in-charge) V Peruvazhuthi told TOI that the university had been looking into the records of appointments of teaching and non-teaching staff.
“There are allegations of ineligible candidates getting appointed in the university. We are checking the records and verifying their authenticity. Action will be taken based on the outcome of the verification process,” said the registrar, who is also the dean of college development council. He also holds additional charge of finance officer, research coordinator and physical education director.
Directorate of Local Audit Fund (DLAF) had raised objections in the audit reports of the university for not producing the service registers (SR) of 20 teaching staff, including 10 assistant professors appointed in 2012 and 2013, in the university. The audit report said the appointment files were not produced before the DLFA to authenticate the correctness of the appointments.
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