Lots of corrupt practices in the Pondicherry University. Let us raise our voices against the University administration and Hon.vice chancellor Pondicherry University 

Consolidated list of Complaints against Prof. Gurmeet Singh, 
Vice Chancellor, Pondicherry University

1. Appointments in the Pondicherry University
It is well known evident that the appointments in the Pondicherry University carries price tag in the open market. There is a big scam like hawala racket is happening in both the teaching and non-teaching staff recruitments at Pondicherry University. In the recent past three years, the scam has been witnessed very proactively in the open market without any hindrance and being a talkative in the Pondicherry and Tamilnadu regions.
When the Ministry and the Madras High Court have been insisting for the timely appointment of Registrar of the University, it is deliberately not done and instead teaching vacancies are filled over and above the notified vacancies. 
There are cases of Assistant Professors who have paid Rs. 35 Lakhs through a network of people from Delhi, Chennai, Coimbatore and Bangalore who replicate hawala dealing. Illustration: Once the son of the Vice Chancellor clears the candidate, he will be giving a photocopy of a Re.1 note to the “to be recruited candidate”. The candidate should carry that photocopied Re.1 as proof of his confirmation and should deposit Rs.30 to 35 lakhs to the persons identified by the son of the Vice-Chancellor and in turn, the candidate will be given the original Re.1 note which should be given back to the Vice- Chancellor’s son, thus closing the deal. Though this kind of dealing reminds of 1970-1980 period Indian smuggling movies, the investigation officer will be smiling once he commences the investigation. A strict police enquiry on all the recruits if ordered will bring this nasty affair to light. The details of whatsapp calls of the son of the Vice-Chancellor and Vice- Chancellor will be more than enough to unearth this scam.
This  being the situation, very recently at the fag-end of the present Vice-Chancellor’s tenure, the Executive Council of Pondicherry University in its 142nd meeting held on 19-03-2022 under the Chairmanship of Prof.Gurmeet Singh, Vice-Chancellor, Pondicherry University   vide Res. No.2022.142.12 has passed the following illegal resolution to recruit the faculty positions through back door entry as stated below:-
Agenda 2022.142.12: To approve the minutes of the selection Committee meetings for filling up of various Teaching positions on direct recruitment held during January 2022 to March 2022.
The Council considering that the exercise of Direct Recruitment is always a time consuming one and therefore, also approved to fill-up the immediate future vacancies with the waitlisted candidates (until the validity period of the panel) of the concerned Departments duly following reservation norms in the recruitment made. 
In the case of Tamil and Chemistry Departments, the decision as reported in the last meeting dated 22nd December,2021, that any future vacancy or existing vacancy shall be given to the wait listed candidates shall be followed as was done in case of other departments.
Even this EC resolution was passed by EC which was not properly constituted as defined in the PU Act and “Statues and ordinances. The Visitor nominees (4 Members) and other statutory member nominations are not made. The Director of Studies who has been made a member was also not properly selected through Open advertisement. It was filled internally by pick and choose method. It is a mockery of University Act and Statues and nothing more than a “Kangroo Court”. This is the style of functioning in filling-up statutory positions in a Central University by the VC (Pondicherry University- Prof.Gurmeet Singh). Registrar, Finance Officer, OSD (Culture), Director (Studies) are all internal arrangements that made to represent/sit in the EC. Other members are appointed by the VC by his discretion. Through this mechanism, the misdeeds of one person Professor. Gurmeet Singh is compelled to be shared by many whereby the one person’s criminal conspiracy is made to be shared by all in the hand-picked members of the Executive Council.
It also worth to be noted recently Pondicherry University  SC/ST Employees welfare Association has listed out serious of irregularities and illegalities in the recruitment process of faculty members which has been going on since Oct. 2021 and allotment of contract through UPRRNL, Utter Pradesh. The VC Prof.Gurmeet Singh and his son are involved in these activities. The recruitment cell of PU has become a hub for rampant corruption. All these recruitments and allotment of contract during the past 4 and half years are thoroughly to be investigated by investigating agency vis- a-vis, rules and regulations of the Govt. of India and UGC regulations. 
To cite few example, it may be noted that while recognition of supervisor has Ph.D. guide and proof of having guided Ph.D.  Research scholar is insisted upon by the very same VC Prof.Gurmeet Singh at PU for promotion to the Assist. Professor and Associate Professor who has been put decades of experience in PU in teaching and research, but, many persons belonging to private colleges /deemed Universities etc., are offered the prestigious position  of Associate Professor in  PU in the ongoing recruitment process. This is an ideal case of bias to encash the opportunity of conducting the recruitment. The differential yardstick adopted for internal candidates and the direct recruited outsiders will explain the scale of scam in the process of recruitment.  
The UGC and MOE have clearly defined the reservation policy to be followed in the recruitment of teachers in central Universities. Any such move to fill-up lying vacant post after the due date of notification will be a blatant violation of reservation  policy to various categories (General,  SC/ST,OBC,PH.EWS etc), apart from the deviation of filling-up posts belonging  to particular cadre.
The central Educational Intuitions (Reservation in Teachers’ cadres) Bill, 2019 was passed by Parliament in 2019. It replaces an Ordinance that was promulgated in Feb. 2019. The Bill brings about two major changes in reservation of teaching posts in central educational institutions. Firstly, it establishes that for the purpose of reservation, a University /college would be considered as one single unit. This means that posts of the same level across all departments (such as assistant professor) in a University would be grouped together when calculating the total number of reserved seats. Secondly, it extends reservation beyond scheduled castes (Sc) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) to include socially and educationally backward classes (OBC)and economically weaker sections (EWS). 

 The above decision is a gross violation of all norms relating to recruitment, statutory reservation to various categories i.e. General, SC, ST, OBC, EWS, and PH etc. and filling-up of post across various cadres like Professor, Associate Professor and Assistant Professor. Any vacant post should only be filled with proper notification through open advertisement particular to cadre, category, reservation, specialization etc., while these being the norms prescribed by Govt. of India, the Pondicherry University administration headed by Prof. Gurmeet Singh as Vice-Chancellor has adopted this illegal method of filling vacant posts that has arisen after 2019 notification through backdoor entry in the name of operating waiting list. The following are the serious lapses and violations adopted by Prof. Gurmeet Singh, Vice-Chancellor ,Pondicherry University through these Executive Council resolutions:-
a).Such an abnormal decision/procedural lapses purposefully inserted in filling-up posts which has fallen vacant after issue of the notification will adversely affect the career opportunities of the freshly qualified and talented youth /professionals /academicians of the country who are fulfilling the eligibility criteria of UGC minimum standards for the recruitment of Teachers on the date of reckoning of the actual vacancy. 
b) This is a crime and a  denial of legitimate opportunity to an eligible candidate to his chance of selection and appointment as Teacher as per the UGC Minimum standards which is very much against the Principles of natural justice and Government of India orders.
c) Any filling up of posts should be cadre–specific, category specific. But the Pondicherry University through this resolution is violating this basic doctrine in order to gain illegal gratification.
d).The purpose of having waiting list is only to operate the wailing list, when a candidate under the selected list do not join the post or if the selected candidate vacates the post before the validity period of the selection panel. Pondicherry University cannot violate this crucial rules/norms /procedure for selection of faculty positions.
Another instance, in which one person Mr.Loveroop Singh hailing from Amritsar, Punjab, known to be from the same place of Prof.Gurmeet Singh and a close friend of Mr.Charan Singh, S/o. Gurmeet Singh have submitted Fake EWS certificate and being selected for the post of Assistant Registrar. This person was convicted by  the Sub Divisional Magistrate of Amritsar for producing False information for obtaining EWS certificate and the EWS certificate was cancelled by the Revenue Administration of Punjab. In this case, the egoistic vice chancellor permitted his relative Mr.Loveroop Singh to submit resignation and relieved him from duty. Then the vice chancellor didn’t operate the waiting list. This shows that the Vice chancellor is highly biased in following the recruitment rules. Vice chancellor is being assisted by few retired officers like Mr.MPT Sagayaraja in misleading the University towards corruption.
Any such move will defeat the very purpose of creation /sanction of post at various levels in their hierarchy of Educational system in higher education in India. Nearly around 100 posts are there vacant since 2019 and posts unfilled in recruitment process in various cadres/categories due to non-selection by the selection committee which has found no one suitable for the post unfilled in the ongoing recruitment process. This is the most scientific corruption Pondicherry University has ever seen since its inception in 1985 which is totally illegal in all ways possible.

2. Major mark scam in Pondicherry University medical and dental exams (CBI has sought for prosecution against Prof.Gurmeet Singh in the MoE and filed affidavit in the Hon. Madras High Court, CRL OP No.7336/2022)
A major mark scam in Pondicherry University medical and dental exams, orchestrated by Vice Chancellor, Prof. Gurmeet Singh by awarding bogus marks and fake degrees to medical students against Medical Council of India and Dental Council of India regulations for illegal gratification running to several crores.
It is very shocking to know that the students who have failed in these examinations were made pass through the revaluation mode by taking huge money (Rupees one lakh for one mark) which is running to several crores of rupees, by the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Gurmeet Singh and his coterie of officers namely Mr.MPT Sagayaraja, Mr.Rajkumar.
Every semester nearly 200 – 300 students apply for revaluation and re-totalling. Since, the students are from affluent background and the officials of examination wing of the University exert huge sums of money for granting marks. Each mark is sold for Rupees one lakh. For an instance, if a student requires 5 marks to secure the minimum pass mark, he would pay Rupees 5 lakhs to the concerned official, especially in Medical degrees. 
When a student fails in one or two paper, he or she has the option to appear in the next semester/year or apply for re-valuation /re-totalling. Usually a student who could not clear his arrears papers in the final semester of his final year, use the revaluation /re-totalling mode. A student who has arrears and has the affordability to ‘pay’ approaches some officials who are well versed with the re-valuation /re-totalling system and they in turn arrange for re-valuation /re-totalling with some examiners who they know and ensure that the student gets the minimum required marks to pass and thus a failed student passes in the revaluation/retotalling process. The revaluation /re-totalling process is done by calling some examiners to the Examination Wing. These grave money linked offences can be bring into the light  during the detailed investigation that only a select examiners are called for revaluation repeatedly for reasons best known to the officials. The Medical Council of India and Dental Council of India have laid down regulations for revaluation/re-totalling in order to maintain required standards in medical and dental science education as detailed below:
All the Medical Examinations theory papers are subject to double valuation both by internal and external Examiners.
In case of difference of 15% of maximum theory marks in the above double valuation, this particular theory paper can be taken for third valuation. 
The average between marks secured in third valuation and nearest mark secured in the earlier double valuation would be the final mark of the candidate. 
In case, the conditions stipulated (II) above, about 15% difference of marks awarded by two examiners at the first stage of double valuation is not fulfilled, no third valuation is permissible. In such cases, the Re-totalling alone is permissible. The relevant regulation is reproduced below:-
Rules governing double valuation stipulated by MCI and DCI:    “The answer script will be evaluated by two examiners both internal and external separately and the average of the two marks will be taken for final marks. Any paper having differences of 15% of maximum theory mark shall be taken third valuation and the final marks will be arrived taking the average of third valuation and the nearest marks. There will be no revaluation but only re-totalling”.
Thus the affiliating University is bound to follow the above regulations without any deviation. Under different Vice Chancellors, the Pondicherry University had a set higher standards than prescribed by the Medical Council of India and Dental Council of India, but since Prof. Gurmeet Singh took over as Vice-Chancellor lot of revaluation/re-totalling has been ordered by diluting the higher standards set, besides violating rules, abusing the power vested with the office of the Vice-Chancellor for gaining wealth through wrongful means.
The case that has been caught red handed: 
It is submitted that one Ms. Majiziya Bhanu (Reg. No.04774041 is a BDS student of Mahe Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Mahe from the year 2009. The said institute is a private institute rum by powerful political heads and which is affiliated with the Pondicherry University.  The said student wrote her final year examination of BDS in April 2021. (Please note duration of her study prolonged for more than 11 years). Finally, she had taken examination for eight papers and she had passed seven papers and failed in one paper i.e., “Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery”.  Again she appeared for the failed paper under mercy grounds in November 2021 and again failed the paper. So, she applied for re-totalling in the subject she failed and this result of re-totalling was given to her on 10.02.2022 and she had secured 42/100 marks and in the revaluation there was no change of result.  To pass one has to secure 50 marks.  
It is submitted that the aforesaid student appears to have made a representation on 29.03.2022 to the Vice-Chancellor of the Pondicherry University and she had made a request to verify the answer sheet as a special case. This request ought to have been rejected at the initial stage itself as per the MCI and DCI and University regulations.  But, the Vice-Chancellor, after knowing it is an incorrect action to engage a wrongful request, directed to constitute a Committee to examine the request of the student.  It is submitted that the BDS examination scripts are always subjected for double valuation. This system of double valuation is being followed as per the Dental Council of India/University norms.  That is to say, the answer script will be evaluated by two examiners both internal and external separately and the average of the two marks will be taken for final marks.  In the event of there being 15% difference of between the two evaluation in the theory papers, the particular answer script will be evaluated by the 3rd evaluator and the final mark will be arrived taking the average of third evaluation and the nearest mark (could be marks awarded either by the internal or external examiners as the case may be). This is being the position of rules followed by the University, there is no scope for revaluation/re-assessment in the above condition is not fulfilled. But only re-totalling is permitted.  Contrary to the BDS regulations, based on the directions of the Vice- Chancellor of the Pondicherry University, a Committee consisting of three members was constituted on 07.04.2022 by the University.  The answer script for “Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery” concerning Ms. Majiziya Bhanu was sent to Committee and the same was valued and the result was given as pass on 12.04.2022 in gross violation to the position of rules.  The marks secured by the student in all the three valuation are as follows:
FIRST VALUATION
MARKS
(Theory +
Internal marks)
SECOND VALUATION
MARKS(Theory+
Internal Marks)
THIRD VALUATION
MARKS
(REVALUATION)(Theory+
Internal Marks)

25+14

30+14

      38+14

 

Thus the said student has failed in all the three independent valuations.
The extraordinary interest shown the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Gurmeet Singh and the plan hatched by Thiru. MPT Sagayaraja, Deputy Registrar, the kingpin of the scam to pass the student flouting all rules and norms:
The student who failed in one particular paper in Dental Sciences approached the Vice-Chancellor of Pondicherry University, Prof. Gurmeet Singh. As per the plan devised by the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Gurmeet Singh and his coterie team, the student gave a representation for revaluation of her marks in her BDS course as mentioned above irrespective of the rules/permission.  The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Gurmeet Singh forwards the same to the Controller of Examination with remarks with leading note to form a Committee.
It must be noted here that any student can apply for revaluation /re-totalling by downloading the concerned application form from the website of the University and they should apply only through the College, where he or she studied. The same would consider strictly as per the Medical Council of India and Dental council rules and Pondicherry University regulations by the Examination Wing under the statutory authority bestowed to the Controller of Examinations. The Vice Chancellor has got nothing to do with the revaluation / re-totalling). Thus, out of his bounds, the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Gurmeet Singh directs the Controller of Examinations for revaluation in favour of a particular candidate who not even submitted her representation from her College of study. Hence, it is clear that the candidate and the Vice-Chancellor are well aware that her representation for re-evaluation is not fit for consideration and should have been rejected by the College without sending to the University. Hence, they made a direct dealing with help of Shri M.T.Sagayaraja for exchange of illegal degree and illegal money.
 On receipt of the representation from the BDS student namely Mrs.Majiziya Bhanu, the concerned dealing assistant  prepares a note sheet incorporating the Dental Council of India/University regulations/ Rules in order to curb the corruption in the University valuation especially in medical educations by  mentioning that the Dental Council of India Rules does not permit for revaluation for failed students. Overruling the Dental Council of India Rules/University regulations, the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Gurmeet Singh, without any jurisdiction, proceeds with the revaluation for the said student.
 Initially on seeing the file noting of one sincere officer who has noted on file the relevant rules and indicated that the revaluation is impermissible in the instant case, the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Gurmeet Singh summons that officer to his chamber and issue death threat in the presence of Thiru. MPT Sagayaraja, threatening him to change the note sheet. (It may be noted that the said Thiru. MPT Sagayaraja has forwarded the note sheet without any remark on the Dental Council of India Rules to the Vice Chancellor with an intention to defraud in awarding of the marks, while he was officiating as the Controller of Examination (in-charge) during the absence of the regular Controller of Examination Shri. Sadanand G Swamy. Thiru. MPT Sagayaraja being the senior most Deputy Registrar acted as Controller of Examination (i/c) and Registrar (i/c) during their absence. As the administrative head, Thiru M.P.T Sahaya Raja ought to have followed the rules scrupulously, but out of his involvement in the scandal, he has shown extraordinary interest in breaking the rules for pecuniary benefits and the same person. (Shri. M.P.T. Sahayaraja is also the Deputy Registrar of Vice Chancellor’s Secretariat.)
The silence of the conscience keepers of the system and their prostration before the  Vice Chancellor, Prof. Gurmeet Singh: 
Controller of Examinations, Shri. Sadanand G Swamy:
In the instant case, the Controller of Examinations, Shri. Sadanand G Swamy, who is supposed to have followed the Dental Council of India Rules, simply carried out the illegal direction of the Vice Chancellor. It is most shocking that the Vice- Chancellor, Prof. Gurmeet Singh appoints a Committee to revalue the paper of the said student (Even in the case of revaluation permitted cases as per  the rules, only one examiner is appointed and appoint a committee of examiners is never heard of anywhere in the Country). Thus the Controller of Examinations is simply giving his signature to the illegal proposal of the Vice- Chancellor, Prof. Gurmeet Singh and aiding him to flout all established procedures in order to attain pecuniary gains and put this esteemed University in the bad lights among all the stakeholders by directly involving in a fake medical degree issue.
Director (i/c), SEI&RR, Prof. K. Tharanikkarasu, [Vice Chancellor (i/c) during the absence of the Vice- Chancellor, Prof. Gurmeet Singh]
Director (i/c), SEI&RR, K. Tharanikkarasu, who has been handpicked by the Vice- Chancellor, Prof. Gurmeet Singh to function as in-charge Vice Chancellor during his absence was former Controller of Examination. He is well versed with the revaluation/re-totalling rules, especially for medical subjects. Even this person who is supposed to have red alerted bout the scam, emphatically endorses the illegal order of the Vice- Chancellor, Prof. Gurmeet Singh to constitute the committee and declare results of an illegal revaluation while officiating as Vice Chancellor , during the absence of the Vice- Chancellor, Prof. Gurmeet Singh. Thus he has also aided to flout all established procedures in order to attain pecuniary gains.
As per the Pondicherry University Acts and its Statutes, the Registrar is the custodian of records and the de-facto Vigilance Officer of the University. However the registrar(i/c) who has complete knowledge about the corruption and scandal in the mark scam, executes an illegal order of the Vice- Chancellor, Prof. Gurmeet Singh in punishing the honest and sincere officer who whistle-blew the scam. Instead of taking action on the culprits of the scam, he takes action on the whistle blower, only to aid the Vice- Chancellor, Prof. Gurmeet Singh in this marks scandal.
Prof. S.P.K Kennedy Babu, Director (in charge) of Mahatma Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences, Pondicherry - The fence ate the crop:
It may be recalled that the Vice Chancellor, Gurmeet Singh has constituted a committee for illegal revaluation. (Nowhere in the country would a committee revalue; only individual examiners who are the subject experts would do the valuation independently). The said illegal Committee was headed by one Prof. S.P.K Kennedy Babu, Director (in charge) of Mahatma Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences, Pondicherry had fully executed the vicious plan of Dr.Gurmeet Singh. The said Prof. S.P.K Kennedy Babu who is fully conversant with the Dental Council of India regulations/ Rules and knowingly flouted the rules and conducted revaluation to give a pass mark to a failed student by joining hands with Vice-Chancellor. 
Thus, in sum and substance, the sanctity of University examination system especially in medical education was wilfully thwarted by a group headed by Prof. Gurmeet Singh as detailed below:-
Firstly, the unauthorised letter (not forwarded by the concerned educational institution) got directly entertained by the Vice-Chancellor.
Secondly, the Vice-Chancellor instructed to form a Committee to decide this issue. Is it possible to form 50,000 plus Committee per semester to decided this issues to attend the grievances of all failed candidates in the University examination. 
Thirdly, the Committee headed by Prof. S.P.K.Kenndy Babu conducted a third valuation of the particular failed paper with a motivation to get it illegally passed in the examination. 
Fourthly, the Committee Chairman and the Vie-Chancellor given instructions to subordinates to give consideration only to the third valuation marks.
Fifthly, the sanctity of the double valuation conducted by both internal and external examiners was totally put into dustbin.
Sixthly, and most importantly the vital rule for award of final mark in the event of third valuation is also wilfully violated. As per this rules “ the average between third valuation and nearest mark  scored in the earlier double valuation would be the final mark of the candidate”. But in the present case, the Vice-Chancellor Gurmeet Singh and the Prof.S.P.K.Kenndy Babu have echoed their conspired view of final mark concept of mark awarded by the illegally appointed Committee for illegal purpose.
Alas! The student fails even in the illegal revaluation done by the committee – but declared as pass:
It is highly disturbing to note that if the marks awarded in the third valuation by the said Committee is taken for deciding the final mark of this particular candidate as per the re-evaluation rules, this candidates again fails in this particular subject. The real assessment as per rules is follows:-  
(a). The marks awarded by the illegal valuation by the committee:
Theory
IA
Total
Result 

38
14
52/100
Pass

(b).The marks scored in the genuine double valuation:

Theory
Average 
IA
Total
Result

Valuation -I
25

27.5

14

41.5/100

Fail

Valuation-II
30

 

 

(c).The final mark as per rules, if the marks scored in illegally conducted committee valuation is taken for assessment as per the Dental Council of India Rules:
1. Marks scored in the so called third valuation in theory papers: 38
2. Nearest mark scored in the earlier double valuation: 30
3. Average marks of (i) and (ii):  34
(38+30=68 ÷ 2 = 34) 
4. Add: Marks scored in Internal Assessment: 14                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
5. Final mark (34 + 14 = 48) : 48                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
6. Result status: Fail*
(*as per Dental Council of India Rules 50 is the minimum pass mark)
This case would amply show cause that, in Pondicherry University revaluation /re-totalling have emerged as a new form of corruption and became a great avenue to mint money. Each awarded mark is sold for Rupees one lakh and the scam runs to several crores. In the five years of tenure of the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Gurmeet Singh has made several crores through this avenue alone. 

3. Corruption and Evasion of GST– Manipulation of Public Funds to divert money to the kitty of blacklisted companies and reverse flow  – Flouting of Tender norms – GFR 2017, CVC Guidelines and Procedural and Codal Formalities – Giving Wrong information to the Education Ministry
The information in my possession and the hasty manner in which the University is forcing the construction activities awarded to blacklisted companies to create a case of “Fait Accompli” has compelled me to lodge this complaint in the broader public interest so that hundreds of crores of Rupees of taxpayer money could be saved instead of landing in the wrong hands and the lives of students to dwell in these proposed buildings are not safe.  
The content of this complaint conveys the following shocking aspect of well-planned corruption and embezzlement of public funds to the tune of Rs. 206 + 99.75 Crores as under
Subversion of University Act, Statute and reducing the post of Finance Office, Registrar, Director (Studies), Director (Culture & Cultural Relations) as ad-hoc positions filling it with stooges
Planned action of dismantling rank and hierarchy and creation of secret channels of file movement and creation of bogus bodies, committees 
Award of contracts to hand-picked private and blacklisted companies 
Siphoning of HEFA, EWS, and maintenance grant to the tune of Rs. 99.75 Crores over and above the HEFA funds of Rs. 206 Crores
Evasion of GST to several Cores through hand picked PMC 
Incurring of Loss to Public Exchequer by awarding contracts to hand picked PMC through exorbitant profit Margin of more than 30% against DoE, CPWD mandated 5 to 10%.
Collusion with PMC in escalating the project cost against Standard set instructions by calculating construction project cost from 2017-2018 instead of calculating from 2019-2020 the actual commissioning of project making the project deliberately at higher end.
Periodic release of money for security services, horticulture and housekeeping to several crores without bills and vouchers using contingency bills and 
Non-compliance of procedures and codal formalities laid down by the Ministry of Finance and CPWD. 
Genesis of Corruption in Construction Works through “Works Advisory Board”  
 The incumbent Vice-Chancellor Prof. Gurmeet Singh, who assumed charge as Vice Chancellor for a tenure of five years on 29.11.2017, constituted a never before known committee called ‘Works Advisory Board’ during February 2018 with the then In-charge Registrar, Finance Officer and three Professors and with four retired people from outside, known to him. The Vice-Chancellor solely made this decision as per the file noting. The nature of the duty, terms of reference of the Board, was neither circulated to any of the members nor brought to the approval of the Executive Council since the day it was constituted in February 2018 to this day. Being the pet child ad brainchild of the Vice-chancellor himself, the Works Advisory Board has been acting as a Super Cabinet bypassing the Executive Council, contrary to Act and Statutes, usurping the functions of GFR 2017, Manual of procurement of Works 2019, and CVC Guidelines. The so-called Work advisory board has been allotting crores worth of contracts to blacklisted companies, which subcontracts the work to letter-pad companies, which warrants investigation into who has been the real beneficiary/beneficiaries.  
Identification of Awardees – Black Listed Companies a wilful inclusion 
 When information was very much available that the following State-owned companies are blacklisted by the same State Government viz., Uttar Pradesh itself with the presence of a retired member from CPWD, Uttar Pradesh, Retired Engineer from Delhi University, and the companies interlinked to each other (1) UPRRN - UP Rajkiya Nirman, (2) UP Jal Nigam (3) Constructions and Design Services, UP Jal Nigam, the entire onus of identifying them falls squarely upon Prof. Gurmeet Singh, Vice-Chancellor and his friends whom he inducted as members in the Works Advisory Board. These companies were already selected and identified flouting all norms.  
A simple example: The identification of PMC is as per UGC XII Plan Guidelines whereas, the XII Plan Guidelines are no longer valid after the advent of NITI Ayog. Scrutiny of agendas would reveal that the Works Advisory Board has authorized the procurement of goods, what is otherwise to be done under GFR 149. 
Works Advisory Board assumes the power to identify the companies, assign works and also future works anticipating HEFA allotted funds 
It is submitted that knowing fully that HEFA funds would be received by the University, the Vice-Chancellor and his friends create a congenial ground for the award of the contract to their handpicked companies blacklisted. They also go to the extent that the future works be allotted to the companies. Peculiarly the Works Advisory Board also makes the University sign an agreement with these companies that 33% of the total expenditure should be released by the University in advance, which is a gross violation of General Financial Rules. Further, the Works Advisory Board had straight-jacketed the codal formalities since the tender was not floated in CPP Portal. Neither the CVC guidelines were followed, nor before commencing the work, was the annual cost escalation included, consequently making the project cost exorbitant, thus incurring a loss to the state exchequer. Subjecting technical analysis of the proposals submitted for HEFA Projects by either CPWD or NBCC will reveal many flaws and calculated omissions and commissions. The cost of the projects has a false escalation, unbelievable profit margin to contractors against Government instructions and visible evasion of GST is detected. 
Vice-Chancellor discredits CPWD in the HEFA Delegated Investment Board Meeting on 05.11.2019 and gives false assurance to select reputed companies and follow norms when he had already arranged for HEFA Funds to be diverted to the Black Listed Companies  
During the meeting of DIB (Delegated Investment Board) on 05.11.2020, the Vice Chancellor had made a PPT presentation. During the PPT presentation, he had made certain disparaging remarks against CPWD regarding the quality of their work and managed to mislead every one including Education Secretary that it is the stand of University not to give work order to CPWD, after already finalizing blacklisted company called UP Rajkiya Nirman( UPRRN) and UP Jal Nigam. There is no single piece of evidence that the University had any bitter experience with CPWD. That was a clever manipulation to direct the HEFA Project fund to blacklisted companies. The Vice-Chancellor wilfully flouted GFRs 2017, manual of Procurement of Works 2019 and CVC Guidelines already and released Rs. One Crore to these black listed companies in 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 and Rs. 4.3 Crores in 2020-2021. The money as capital assets released by UGC to a tune of Rs. 99.75 crores for the past five years has been illegally spent in connive ance of the Black listed Companies and the Letter Pad entities and the scope for reverse flow of funds cannot be ruled out. In fact, why the Vice Chancellor chose to blacklisted companies will be evident that the tendering agencies would be required to submit proof of competency and last three years annual turnover. The generous attitude to sign a contract for three years for construction, procurement and housekeeping, against the convention of one year and reviewing the performance convey the foul game. While there is no meaning in further investigating the black listed three companies, what matters is that the contract has been handed over to letter pad companies which gives a scope that they are benamies of the Vice Chancellor or somebody close to him, which is further elaborated as under. The project cost after being computed with GST is again included more than twelve heads and again GST is worked out, which is never paid to GST authorities. 
Tender given to Letter pad/bogus Companies floated just to attract the tender from Pondicherry University 
 Thus, the Vice Chancellor of the University having released roughly Rs. Six crores to these blacklisted companies, is consciously aware that one of the three blacklisted companies viz., Construction and Design Services in turn have identified two companies – One based in Chennai, TN and the other based in Kakkinada, Andhra Pradesh. Both entities appears to be spurious, since one of the company named Vikas – A Child labourers rehabilitation Society is a registered NGO operating in the premise of District Collector of East Godavari District Andhra Pradesh. This company has nothing to do with construction or housekeeping. In fact, neither the mother company to these companies viz Constructions and Design Services have anything to do with housekeeping. The company is blacklisted. As regards the second company by name M/s Uni and Pano Facility Management Services mentioning their address as No. 184 Valluvar Kottam Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai, it shows all signs of a made up company It was registered as a firm only  October 2019 in the name of One Tmt Indirani (who are already in possession of several firms listed by under a common name ( Unifac Management Services ( India) limited) and they do not have any track record of construction work or housekeeping work, as per information available in public domain. The date of award of contract and the date of signing the lease deed for renting office space are one and the same. Further the said company had floated its expression of interest pairing with a Bangalore based company, which has a base in Chennai already. Thus, apart from reverse flow of money, GST evasion is also cannot be ruled out by these letter pad entities.  
Prima facie – a case of Corruption getting made out 
Thus, having gathered these preliminary details using RTI Act 2005, I submit that a case of collaborative corruption gets made out and the intention of the Vice-Chancellor and his actions to divert public funds since February 2018 is precise. How the University Act and Statutes have been taken for a ride and fictitious bodies created and the members of the Building Committee and the Executive Council have been thoroughly misled by the wilful suppression of facts and information that every member of the Executive Council/Finance Committee ought to know and approve, all of which conveys that this is an organized crime. The actors, namely Prof.S.Balakrishnan, the member in the first meeting of the Works Advisory Board, becomes the Director in another few months and becomes the Chairman of the Works Advisory Board. Another member Prof. Rajeev Jain gets an extension beyond 65 years in a statutory position by hijacking the Visitor’s authority. The presence of retired people located from the Northern part of India, including a CPWD retired engineer situated in Ghaziabad, indicates liaising with the blacklisted companies. The construction of a fencing wall around the administrative building in a hurried manner contravening MHRD guidelines that once there is fencing, there should not be another fencing done, with triple the university engineer's estimation. I beseech the Ministry to take stock of the situation of siphoning of funds in the garb of developmental activities immediately to save precious public money, especially in this pandemic situation 
Based on the preceding narration, I wish to level the following charges which the Education Ministry may take serious note of and order for a thorough inquiry, given the quantum of money involved and already released to the blacklisted companies. Apart from the intent of the Vice-Chancellor not to fill up the post with an Indian Audit and Accounting Service Officer as Finance Officer as laid in the statute, having tainted personnel as In-charge Registrar, illegally extended tenure to Director (Culture) who is a member of the Works Advisory Board, I am enlisting the wilful errors committed as under, given limited access to information even under RTI Act 2005.  
Lapse 
Violation caused 

Creation of Works Advisory Board 
Creation of a body invoking University Act Section 13(3) with a criminal intent 

Appointing Members for the Works Board 
Suppressing vital information from the Executive Council, which is the only body to decide in building construction, which would have got course-corrected when the Director, Central Universities scrutinize the agenda. 

Vice-Chancellor blatantly lied to the Delegated Investment Board that he will float the tender following all codal formalities (Para 5 of the minutes of the meeting dated 05.11.2019)
Unbecoming of a Central University Vice Chancellor, providing misleading information to Government with an intent to cause loss of money to the State Exchequer 

The conduct of the Works Advisory Board 
Subversion of GFR 2017 
Manual of Procurement 2019  CVC Guidelines including Circular 
No.15/VGL/091 dated 13.01.2017 
Violation of GFR 149 and 
Manual of Procurement of Goods 2019 and other SOP’s followed by CPWD and NBCC. 
(This is the breach of trust that the Delegated Investment Board reposed upon the Vice Chancellor vide minutes of the meeting dated 05.11.2019) 

Identification of blacklisted companies Viz., UPRRN, UP Jal Nigam, C& DS, and Contracts never saw the light of CPP Portal and even the ensuing Tenders of HEFA to a tune of Rs. 204.94 Crores are predetermined to be handed over to the blacklisted companies 

Aiding the inclusion of letter pad bidders like Vikas, NGO dealing with child laborers and M/s Uni and Pano Facility Management Services 

Since the company is blacklisted and already the Vice-Chancellor has colluded with the companies, the question of integrity pact mandatory for projects above Rs. 5 crores get flouted 

All procurement to be done only through the PMC after releasing advance payment of 33% of the Cost of Goods to be procured 

Noncompliance to the 21 days of the call for tender limit 

Non-application of Environment Clearance 
Violation of Coastal Area Regulatory Zone requirements 

 
Vice chancellor has hatched a plan to siphon the entire money other than for non-recurring expenses (Salary Head) to his handpicked companies through his machinations and order for a thorough inquiry through the competent agency besides subjecting the 11th Works Advisory Board minutes conducted during 19th and 20th March 2020, and subsequent meetings, its antecedents to a rigorous vigilance check. The constructions built by the blacklisted companies have collapsed and they have a bad history. 
4. Facts involved in the out-and-out illegal appointment of one Shri.MPT. Sagayaraja in the cadre of Deputy Registrar through Direct recruitment and fixation of wrong 6th UGC PB-III Group. 
The Pondicherry University has issued an open advertisement no. PU/RC/2018/33 dated 15.10.2018 and corrigendum No.nil dt.15.11.2018 (Offline mode) and re-advertisement No. PU/RC/33/RN/2020/38 Dated: 06.11.2020 inviting applications from eligible candidates on all India basis for the recruitment of Deputy Registrar ( 8-post) and Assistant Registrar (6 post) carrying the pay matrix of level 12  & level 10 respectively. The said advertisement notice is available in the public domain    and the relevant copies are enclosed herewith for your ready reference.(Annexure-I)
The advertisement of Pondicherry University, Recruitments Rule of Pondicherry University 2019  The Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions (DOP&T),GOI  O.M.no. AB-14017/48/2010-Estt (RR) dated 31.12.2010 vide Para 3.7.4.1 & 3.7.4.(ii) prescribe the  upper age limit, Minimum qualification and percentage of marks   prescribed for the recruitment of   Deputy Registrar is 50 years, Master’s Degree with 55% of marks. The details are very much available in the public domain and the relevant copies of the evidence is attached herewith for your ready reference.
The retirement list of officials and employees who retire during the year 2022 published by the Non-Teaching Section of Pondicherry university reveals   that he is ( Sl.No. 22 emp. code 0033) due to retire on  31-10-2022. Therefore, it is apparent that his application for the post of Deputy Registrar has been  knowingly and knowledgably allowed to pass in the scrutiny when his age is 59 years. Is it is not a blatant violation of the GOI order and a naked administrative blunder and corruption? 
Notwithstanding to the above the official in the administration of Pondicherry University has maliciously scrutinized the application of one MPT.Sagayaraja on 29.01.2021 vide serial No.284 in the   notification no. PU/RC/2020-21/142 dt.20.01.2021. Ironically, the application of Shri. MPT.Sagayaraja has passed   the scrutiny despite the facts that he has crossed 58 years as on the cutoff date for submitting the application and also, he doesn’t have 55% of marks in his PG degree. The admitted fact is he is not even eligible to submit his application for the post of Deputy registrar. But his application has been forwarded and passed the scrutiny and permeates at all levels which is an glaring example for the foulest  and corrupt administrative system prevails at Pondicherry University.
The result of the   screening  of the application for the post of Deputy Registrar published by the recruitment cell of Pondicherry University vide Ref.no.PU/RC/20-21/142 dt.29.01.2021  expose the  foul play  happened in short listing   the application of  Shri.MPT.Sagayaraja ( Vide serial no.284 in the list) for interview which ought to have been rejected just for crossing the upper age limit of 55 years and  want  of  55% of marks in his PG degree like other application rejected for deficiency in similar . The rejection for the application of Shri. Jeevan Thampi (serial no.249 in the list) citing the reason of over age should have been adopted in the scrutiny of the application of Shri.MPT.Sagayaraja but not followed because of the administrative scam and ugly administrative corruption.   
The   notification of the   shortlisted candidates   published by Pondicherry University  without any remarks against   the  name of Shri.MPT.Sagayaraja (Serial Number 284 in the  in the notification)    shows  the   foulest   administrative  corruption  and malicious action of officials of Pondicherry University  and also produced a way to open a Pandora box to presume that  heavy   bribe might have been  made by Shri.MPT.Sgayaraja  to the higher officials of Pondicherry University to get the post knowing well that he don’t have the basic qualification to be considered for the post of Deputy registrar.
The most atrocious sorry state of affair in this issue  is the proviso of  upper age  limit and  percentage of marks prescribed in the Cadre Recruitment  Rule of Pondicherry University and the order of the Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions (DOPT),GOI  O.M.no. AB-14017/48/2010-Estt (RR) dated 31.12.2010 has been  deliberately and knowledgeably violated and over looked in the  scrutiny of the application of the Shri.MPT.Sagayaraja only  causing prejudice to the other applicants who has crossed the upper age limit of 55 years and don't have 55% of Marks in his/her PG Degree. 
Thus the eligibility criteria has been deliberately  and  deceitfully   diluted and  callously  compromised by the Registrar (i/c), Pondicherry University  by short listing his name  only to unfairly and illegally  favor   Shri.MPT.Sagayaraja  crafting  a way for his unlawful selection   and   he has been subsequently selected for the post of Deputy Registrar in the interview held during the month March 2021 and also he has Joined in the said post during march/April 2021. The selection of Shri.MPT.Sagayaraja is a clear case of defective and fraudulent selection and a glaring example of administrative corruption which need to be quashed and annulled in order to uphold the rule of law of this country.
In the light of the above said credible proofs the selection and appointment of Shri.MPT. Sagayaraja in the post of Deputy Registrar is highly unfair, illegal and irregular  as the eligibility criteria has been clearly compromised and pitilessly  ignored  and his  selection     is very much contrary to the  constitutional  and  statutory provision, patently arbitrary and  vitiated due to mala fides. 
Also the selection of Shri.MPT. Sagayaraja in the post of Deputy Registrar is clear gauge of foul play and a   sample for the larger scale corruption in the recruitment of other Deputy Registrar and Assistant Registrar as I am given to understand that in the whole recruitment process is  vitiated by malafides and corruption  as two person    without prescribed  experience in administration and whose caliber and efficiency is not remarkable  were selected for the Deputy Registrar post and Assistant Registrar post.
Irregularities in the   fixation of wrong group A PB-II pay scale in the Group B cadre of Section Officer in blatant violation of MHRD/UGC, GOI pay fixation of orders
I am   given to understand that Shri.MPT.Sagayaraja has maliciously, and deceitfully granted a wrong PB-III group A sixth UGC recommended pay scale of Rs.15,600-39,100 +GP of Rs.5,400/- in the Group B  cadre of Section officer .Whereas the eligible core pay scale under Financial upgradation for the post of section officer is PB-2 pay scale of Rs.9,300-34,800+ GP of 4,800 
In this respect the UGC, GOI has repeatedly instructed the Registrar of Pondicherry University to regulate and recover the wrong PB-3 pay scale granted to Shri.MPT.Sagayaraja along with others .But the Shri.MPT.Sagayaraja and the group of other corrupt officials has foul played all along and deliberately blocked the recovery of the irregular pay granted to them. The Copy of one of the  instruction  No.F.1-1/2012(CU),    dt.29th December, 2015 vide para 15-ii  sent to the Registrar, Pondicherry University by the UGC,GOI strongly instructing him to regulate and recover the wrong pay scale granted to Shri.MPT.Sagayaraja.
Irregularity in the fixation of pay scale in the cadre of Deputy Registrar by Granting of one increment  in abrupt violation of the Rule 13   CCS(RP) rules 2016 and FR 22(1)(a)(1).
It is understand from some of the honest officials of Pondicherry University that Shri.MPT Sagayaraja has misled and deceived the university higher authorities (Registrar and Finance officer) by proposing one increment for himself while fixing the pay scale in the cadre of Deputy registrar as it is obvious that he is in the administration-Non-teaching section for long time and he has the  power to influence the junior staff to move the files in his favor.  I came to know that he maliciously proposes one increment contrary to the  Rule 13   CCS(RP) rules 2016 and FR 22(1)(a)(1) and also get it sanctioned  along with another annual  increment which is due to him on 1st July .Thus he stealthily and cunningly deceived abusing his official position and got one increment in the direct recruited cadre of Deputy Registrar which must be  withdrawn , regulated and the excess salary paid to him out of the wrong increment must be recovered from his end terminal retiral benefits.
Complaint of Polygamy by his own wife:
It is also known very recently that the legally wedded wife of Shri.M.P.T.Sagayraja has given a complaint against him to the registrar of Pondicherry University alleging that he is living with a concubine who is working in the same University. The said serious complaint has also been put under wrap based on the influence of Shri.Sagayaraja which need to be enquired and appropriate action need to be taken against him. In this context several pieces of evidence like photos are available in private domain which could be easily obtained if a fair enquiry is initiated. 

Above than it is also known that Shri.MPT.Sgayaraja is misleading the Registrar i/c citing a resolution of the EC  which is a  frail defense of Pondicherry University to safeguard his  nasty and unlawful appointment   in the cadre of Deputy Registrar through direct recruitment .He has mislead the  Registrar i/c   stating that the EC has resolved to relax the upper age limit and minimum percentage marks for the in-service candidate  which is a   massacre and butchery of GOI rules and regulation. In this context, I am to state that Pondicherry University is duty bound to adopt the orders pronounced by GOI time to time in compliance to their rule 29 of the  Administrative Ordinances governing the terms and conditions of service of all employees of the University other than teachers which spells that 
“Rule No. 29: Unless there is anything repugnant in the Pondicherry University Act, Statutes, ordinances, any amendments to fundamental Rules and supplementary rules shall be deemed to be the amendments of the relevant provisions of these rules or any order or any administrative instructions already issued / to be issued by the Central Government shall be deemed to be the orders or administrative instructions under these rules with effect from the date of such amendment/orders brought into force by the Central government”
Hence, the Pondicherry University absolutely has no powers to pass any resolution relaxing the upper age limit and percentage marks for the post of Deputy Registrar contradictory to the DOPT orders and CRR approved by the MOE, GOI. In view of the above,  the resolution of Executive Council vide Resolutions No.2018. 132.137, dated  26-10-2018 and  Resolution No.2012.112.76 which is subordinate legislation has not legal sanctity and attain nullity as it is duty bound to adopt the order/rules issued by GOI  from TIME TO TIME and they cannot supersede or  the DOPT , GOI order  and the approved  CRR of Pondicherry University. Therefore,  the appointment of Shri.MPT.Sagayaraja at the age of 59 years and without 55 percentage of marks prescribed for the post of Deputy Registrar and appointment in the cadre of Deputy Registrar is an unlawful appointment  which  needs to be annulled and quashed  to uphold the rule of law.
Therefore the Registrar (i/c) and the finance office in-charge should  owe  the  answerability and accountability to the public money   and  they are  duty bound to take appropriate  departmental  action against all those involved in the major administrative corruptions as per the strict directive of MHRD and UGC  dt.3rd March, 2016 issued to the Registrar and Finance officer of Pondicherry University