DESAM warns MU Authority
Source: Hueiyen News Service

Imphal, March 14 2015 : Democratic Students' Association, Manipur (DESAM) has given an ultimatum till March 18 to Manipur University (MU) authorities to implement DESAM's demands and take appropriate actions against the guilty in the anomalies and discrepancies in pre -PhD entrance test held by Physics and Manipuri departments of MU, failing which DESAM will be forced to send the applications to Chancellor and HRD Minister to probe the cases, said a press release by DESAM secretary publicity & propaganda, Premchand Tongbram. It may be mentioned that, in the process of selecting 14 PhD candidates for Manipuri department there were selection discrepancy or anomaly by declaring the results of the selection process or examination twice.

The department had also selected 18 candidates instead of 14 and out of the four extra scholars selected, one candidate secured just 49 percent instead of the qualifying cutoff which was 50 percent.

Similarly, in the selection test of 10 scholars of Physics department, the answers of the examination were reportedly leaked beforehand. DESAM also claimed that they have already provided the evidences while meeting the MU Registrar and further continued silence of VC and Registrar would be a sign of their involvement in these malpractices.

DESAM also warned that VC and Registrar will be held responsible for any unwanted consequences in future.

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