JNU Faces Questions over Faculty Shortlist Amid Claims of Eligibility Rule Violations
01 October 2025 | The Telegraph
The faculty recruitment process in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has come under a cloud over alleged violations of minimum eligibility criteria in the shortlisting of candidates, continuing a trend of questionable selections for nearly a decade.
Two complaints have been lodged with vice-chancellor (VC) Prof Santishree D. Pandit regarding the screening of applicants for the post of associate professor in the Centre of West Asia Studies (CWAS), JNU. Nine candidates had applied for the post last month, and three were shortlisted for interviews by a selection committee comprising experts…