NEW DELHI: Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena has approved a proposal to forward complaints for an inquiry into alleged large-scale irregularities committed in the recruitment of faculty members by the Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University (DPSRU) in 2019, Raj Niwas officials said on Tuesday.
The Department of Training and Technical Education had received several complaints alleging a large-scale appointment scam, favouritism and corruption in the faculty and staff appointments at the DPSRU.
The complaints had started coming in since 2020 regarding irregularities in the appointments for the posts of professor, associate professor and assistant professor in the university for which advertisements were published in the media in February and July, 2019.
After obtaining the relevant records from the university, the department, through its vigilance branch, examined the recruitment process concerning six candidates against whom the complaints were made.
The vigilance branch, in its findings, stated that the candidates either lacked experience for the posts or submitted forged documents to meet the eligibility criteria.
In its report, the vigilance branch said, “Such large-scale irregularities in the appointment of faculties are not possible without the active connivance of the Vice Chancellor, DPSRU, who acted as the Chairman of the Selection Committee”.
The LG approved the chief secretary’s proposal for serving a seven-day notice to the DPSRU for an inspection and inquiry in terms of section 8(3) of the Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University Act, 2008.
The LG is also the chancellor of the DPSRU. Top Delhi government officials who examined the files and reports of the vigilance department were of the view that this was a serious matter concerning the alleged irregularities and illegalities in the recruitment process conducted by the DPSRU.