Transparency takes ‘back seat’

Chandigarh | Saturday | 17th August, 2019

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PUNJABI VARSITYPatiala, August 16Questions have been raised once again over transparency in admission process at Punjabi University. Reason: One of the five computer operations’ in-charge of the admission cell appeared in a PhD entrance test and ranked third. A professor said, “The official first became an incharge of computer operations at the admission cell and appeared for an entrance exam controlled by it. In such a scenario, the official concerned had direct access to question papers and answer keys.”Buttar said, “I stayed away from the entire PhD admission process as I was appearing for the entrance test. Dr Balwinder Singh Tiwana, coordinator, Admission Cell, said, “We did not provide him any access to the process of PhD entrance exam..