Hon’ble Sir/Madam,

                           I wish to bring to your kind notice the irregularities, biasness, foulplays and malpractices being adopted in the selection of candidates against the posts of teaching &non teaching staff in the institutions of higher learning in the Central and State Government institutions.

                           I would like to point out such a case in the selection of Assistant Librarians in Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. The advertisement of these posts appeared at www.jmi.ac.in  Adv. No. 12/2010-11, dated 28-03-2011 and 05/2011-12 dated 02-01-2012. I, being a Ph.D holder in Library& Information Science from AMU, Aligarh had also applied for these posts. I am fully confident that I am eligible as per the required qualifications in the advertisement under reference and also, as per U.G.C norms. The reference of 472^nd meeting of U.G.C held on 27^th Sept. 2010 that had very clearly resolved/decided that a candidate having registered for or awarded a Ph.D degree before 10^th July 2009 is eligible for the post of an Assistant Professor and as such for the post of an Assistant Librarian, may please be taken while considering my request.

                    Though I sought the information through RTI act and also sent an email to the Hon’ble Vice Chancellor and the Registrar of Jamia Millia Islamia and personally presented my case before the Assistant Registrar (Selection Committee) on 04-03-2012, the day the interview was conducted for these posts.  The officer concern misguided me by saying that since my Ph.D is not in accordance with the   U.G.C’ ^s 2009 norms, my claim for the eligibility is turned down. I pleaded my case by quoting an example of another candidate Dr.(Ms.) Samar Iqbal Bakshi who was also awarded Ph.D on the same lines from the same organization(AMU, Aligarh). We both were registered by the same Board of Studies in 2005, ( my Ph.D awarded to me 2010 and to her in 2011).

             Dr. (Ms.) Samar Iqbal Bakshi was invited for the interview, while I was deprived of this opportunity which is a clear case of violation of rules and an utter biasness.

             Sir/Madam, it is my humble request that this case may please be investicated at your level so that the truth could be unearthed and the justice be done not only to me but also to others who had applied for these posts.

           I have a firm belief that the necessary action will definitely be taken against the University authorities for the injustice metted out to the talented and deserving candidates, the citizens of this great nation. The timely action would also facilitate to restrain such officers indulging in such irregularities. Otherwise I won’t have any other option but to proceed to the court of Law for the justice.

                With regards

(Dr. Ashok Kumar Upadhyay)

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