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Poorvanchal V-C sacked over CPMT fiasco

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Revised results show 53,735 students passed the exam

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Now comes another list?: K. P. Singh (left), Vice-Chancellor of Poorvanchal University, with State Principal Secretary( medical health) A. K. Mishra announcing the new merit list of UPCPMT in Lucknow on Thursday.

LUCKNOW: Embarrassed by the Uttar Pradesh Combined Pre-Medical Test (UPCPMT), 2007, fiasco, the Bahujan Samaj Party Government on Thursday recommended the dismissal of the Vice Chancellor of Vir Bahadur Singh Poorvanchal University, Jaunpur, K.P. Singh. The examinations were conducted by Poorvanchal University and Prof. Singh was the Chairman of UPCPMT, 2007.

The Government also urged the Governor-Chancellor, T.V. Rajeswar, to take strict action against the V-C, as per the rules.

The Government’s decision to sack Prof. Singh was based on the findings of the nine-member high-power committee. The panel was constituted by the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Mayawati, on June 15 following large-scale violence by students in the aftermath of the results announced on June 14.

Earlier in the day, the revised results of UPCPMT, 2007 were announced by the Principal Secretary, Arun Kumar Mishra. As compared to 15088 students who had qualified on June 14, the revised results showed that 53735 students had passed the exams. Avin Goel of Ghaziabad emerged as the topper with 91 per cent. Manvi Dua of Muzaffarnagar, who had topped in the June 14 results slipped to 20th position.

But the Government’s decision to recommend the ouster of Prof. Singh came a trifle too late. The Vice-Chancellor had already resigned from his post after the revised results were announced in the morning, owning “moral responsibility” for the discrepancies which had crept in the results of the pre-medical test. He denied that he had quit under duress.

Prof. Singh admitted that there were technical errors in the finalisation of the results and as the Chairman of the examinations the entire responsibility for the fiasco was his. Prof Singh told newspersons that the CPMT exams were thrust upon him by the Government and he was not very keen to conduct the tests. He further said he was also not interested in becoming the V-C of Poorvanchal University.

Prof. Singh had assumed charge on November 30, 2005.

However, the Cabinet Secretary, Shashank Shekhar Singh, said the file carrying the Government’s recommendation to sack the V-C was sent to Raj Bhavan before Prof. Singh had resigned.

Addressing a press conference, Mr. Singh said under the UP Universities Act, 1973, only the Governor-Chancellor was authorised to take action against the Vice-Chancellor, the Government can only recommend.

He said the Government was yet to officially receive information of the V-C’s resignation.

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