Eflu violates job rules

The English and Foreign Languages University (Eflu), a Central university, has violated norms to pick professors, assistant professors and associate professors during its ongoing recruitment.
The university has created a branch for Hindi and appointed eight staff with monthly salaries ranging from Rs 50,000 to Rs 1,00,000 though the course will be launched only next year. Eflu released the notification for recruitment of about 120 teaching staff in July this year. Nearly 60 candidates have been appointed so far, and sources said most appointments flouted the norms. Sources said Eflu appointed Prof. Ram Wadhwa to teach Russian but he will cross 65 years, the age for retirement, in December. He has no degree in Russian.

Dr Venkateshwarlu, who retired from Osmania University, has been appointed Professor of Hindi in Eflu.  Ms Asma Rashid and Ms Madhumeeta Sinha, who hold degrees in literature, where appointed in the English language teaching department, while those who have been teaching in these departments for over two years were not picked.  Another appointee, Mr Venkata Rao didn't have a Ph.D degree.

Ms Sachi Madhavan has been appointed as professor though she does not hold a Ph.D, over others. Mr Thirupathi Kumar, who never taught a post graduate class and faces two court cases including one filed by the ACB, has been appointed. The deputy finance officer is an undergraduate teacher in Railway College with no experience in accounts. His application was not sent from the college. "The vice-chancellor, Mr Abhay Mourya, has a unique way of conducting interviews. He can schedule interviews for 124 candidates within an hour-and-ahalf," said a top administrative official in Eflu. He added, "He deputes his people to be on the experts committee. Most of these experts are not even in the lists approved by the proper bodies. When Prof. Ram Wadhwa was selected, the VC picked up a retired teacher from Osmania, Mr Murumkar, to be on the board. Mr Murumkar is neither a professor nor has a doctoral degree," the official alleged.

Even the department of media studies has come under severe criticism. The new head, Ms Nagamallika, and Mr P.L. Visweshwar Rao, an expert, have come under severe criticism.