New Delhi: An in depth investigation delving into the suspected irregular grading practices of two educators sparked a major scandal at Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. Allegations surfaced suggesting that these professors had been assigning scores to first-year DPharm college students based mostly on irrelevant content material akin to “Jai Shree Ram,” references to cricketers, music lyrics, and different extraneous materials.
The revelation got here to mild following a meticulous Right to Information (RTI) request filed by pupil leaders Uddeshya and Divyanshu Singh. Their inquiry claimed that the implicated academics had been accepting bribes from college students in trade for favorable grades. They particularly demanded a re-evaluation of roughly eighteen DPharma college students’ examination reply sheets.
In a proper communication addressed to high-ranking officers together with the Prime Minister, Chief Minister, Governor, and Vice Chancellor, Divyanshu Singh asserted that each professors and college directors have been complicit within the scandal. Singh highlighted situations the place even college students who had acquired a zero have been inexplicably marked as passing with an general rating exceeding 60 per cent.
Subsequent to the RTI probe, discrepancies emerged through the re-evaluation strategy of particular person reply sheets, revealing vital disparities within the initially assigned marks. In response to inquiries from Raj Bhavan, the Vice-Chancellor of the University was urged to take swift motion to handle the problem.
During a gathering of the examination committee held on Wednesday, the implicated examiners, Dr. Vinay Verma and Manish Gupta, have been suspended pending additional investigation.
Meanwhile, a troubling video emerged on-line depicting a pupil trying to bribe the instructor chargeable for evaluating the reply sheets. The footage showcased the coed’s message inscribed on the reply sheet, indicating that the copy had been handed over to their “Guru,” with an implicit suggestion of favorable therapy. In the video, the instructor is seen revealing a Rs. 200 observe surreptitiously positioned alongside the tied reply sheet. The video concludes with the instructor marking the reply sheet with a zero, indicating a refusal to succumb to bribery.
