Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has debarred two candidates from applying for appointment for five years after they filed complaints against each other of being ineligible for the post and alleged irregularities in the recruitment process.
They had sought appointment as Professors at the Centre for Indo-Pacific studies under School of International Studies. A woman complainant, listed second by the selection committee, had last September alleged that the selected candidate’s experience does not match with requirements advertised for the post.
She had also accused the candidate of plagiarism in his published papers, on the basis of which he had applied to the university. However, the male candidate filed a counter complaint of plagiarism against her.