RTIactivist, Sanjay Sehgal came in contact with TrueScoop and revealed that a scamis going on in DAV University, Pathankot Road, Jalandhar. He has also sent aletter to CM Bhagwant Mann, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, and Chairman of InterimAdvisory Committee, Raghav Chadha in regard to this matter and has requestedthem to carry out the investigation for the same.
Inhis letter, he mentioned that DAV University, Jalandhar is working against therules and providing sub-standard education to the students. The university isworking without NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council) & ICAR (IndianCouncil of Agricultural Research) accreditation and authorization. He alsorevealed that the university is running agricultural courses which they can’tas they do not have accreditation from ICAR.
He further added thatthe university does not have sufficient land & infrastructure which isrequired to establish the Agricultural Science Degree Course &Research. The main point is that the higher committee of the university doesnot inform parents and students about the same while giving them admissions.
Anotherstartling fact that he mentioned is that somenon-teaching staff members do not have a valid degree/qualification related totheir jobs."
Healso stated that the university is playing with the future of young studentswho take admission in this field. These students fail to get jobs anywhere as the degree that they have got is from a non- ICAR University.
Headded that the above information has been collected by him under RTI. Butthe Public Information Officer failed to furnish the information on his RTIapplications.
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Inthe end, he has requested the concerned authorities to take strict actionagainst them to save the future of students studying there.
Wetried to reach out to the Vice Chancellor of the university but she did notgive any response to the call.