JNU caters mainly to UP, Bihar students, says CAG

JNU caters mainly to UP, Bihar students, says CAG

 

This is serious Corruption in selection of candidates.

 

Ravinder Singh

July02, 2011

 

JNU caters mainly to UP, Bihar students, says CAG

 

Akshaya Mukul TNN July02, 2011

 

New Delhi: Jawaharlal Nehru University, set up as an all-India centre for academic excellence, mainly caters to students from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, says the draft performance audit report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG). The report also says JNU diverted Rs 6.29 crore, allocated under OBC reservation, to pay electricity and water bills.

   While domination of students from Bihar and UP in JNU is well known, the sheer numbers have come as a surprise. CAG said JNU was popular only in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar from where 10,000 applications were received every year while less than 1,000 applications were received from 17 to 20 states. 

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JNU's OBC funds used for study, tours: CAG 

New Delhi: JNU diverted funds given under OBC grant for expenses on everything from research to organizing tours, the CAG said in a draft performance audit report.

   CAG's draft report sent to the HRD ministry said JNU made "inadmissible expenditure out of OBC recurring grant". It said UGC had released Rs 24.29 crore in 2008 as first instalment for recurring expenses for implementation of OBC reservation. Out of this, the varsity allocated Rs 21.80 crore at the rate of Rs 10 lakh each to 110 faculty members of science schools, and Rs 3lakh each to 360 faculty members of non-science schools for expenditure on consumables and research material. In January 2009, the report said, JNU "in contravention of the norms, permitted incurring of expenditure on purchase of assets, national/international travel or field work or attending seminars/conferences".

   CAG pointed out irregular appointments "defeating the purpose of open recruitment" and shortage of teaching and non-teaching staff, besides lack of students from many big states, including Gujarat, Karnataka, Punjab, TN and all N-E states. It said JNU had failed to maintain an "all-India character by not having on its rolls a fair representation of students from different regions of the country".