Documents are out which show that the appointment of Priya Varghese, wife of Chief Minister’s Private Secretary KK Ragesh, in Kannur University was by violating the norms. According to the report, the interview was conducted with the preconceived notion of giving Priya Varghese the first rank.
The document obtained under the RTI Act, the six interviewees for the post of Associate Professor, Priya Varghese has the lowest research score for research publications. The highest scorer is Joseph Scaria with 651 points. But the records also say that Priya Varghese has only 156 points. Priya Varghese has the least teaching experience.
In the subsequent interview, Priya got the highest marks. 32 marks. 30 marks were given to Joseph Skaria who is at the top of the research score. It is clear that others with higher research score than Priya were also given less marks in the interview.
The selection committee chaired by the Kannur VC made the appointment by bypassing the criteria. The Save University Campaign Committee has submitted the RTI documents to the Governor.
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