(a) whether the academic standard in Jawahar Lal Nehru University has been declined over a period of time and there have been instances of alleged irregularities in the appointment of teachers;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefore;
and
(c) the steps taken/proposed to be taken to improve the
academic standard and to remove irregularities in the
selection of teachers in the University?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE
DEVELOPMENT (SHRI JAISINGH GAIKWAD PATIL)
(a) to (c) : No, Sir. The appointments of teachers are
made by Selection Committees duly constituted as pr the
provisions of Statutes of the University. The Committees
comprise of the Vice Chancellor, rector, Visitor(President
of India)’s nominee, 2-3 experts chairperson and one more
Professor from the concerned Centre in which the teacher is
to be appointed. Similarly, admissions are made through an
All India Entrance Examination conducted in 37 centres in
the country. The high academic standards in JNU are
reflected in the appointments of faculty for which
applications are received from Indian scholars around the
world.