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FUUAST pardons 400 students caught during exams
Karachi, June 12(The News): Around 12 senior faculty members of the Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science
and Technology (FUUAST), including its in charge Vice Chancellor, were alleged
to have received a total sum of Rs373,000 on account of providing immunity to
certain influential students from the charge of using unfair means during
examinations.
However, the in charge VC of the university, Syed
Kamaluddin categorically refuted the allegations levelled by certain quarters of
the university, who are active for bringing transparency to the university's
affairs. The VC counter-charged that those who had disseminated the charges were
actually frustrated because they were not granted undue promotions and other
privileges by the university administration. Kamaludin claimed that the amount
received was actually the vigilance fee received by the teachers and it was
pathetic that someone used it to say it otherwise.
The allegation made by
some quarter's further accused that the university has extended immunity to more
than 400 students, who were charged of using unfair means during examinations.
Contrary to the situation, teachers and invigilators have been paid more
than Rs400,000 against their services (nabbing students while using unfair means
during examinations). Earlier, it was told by the university administration that
it has constituted a vigilance committee of 11 teachers to curb the use of
unfair means during the examinations. The committee filed reports against more
than 600 students for using unfair means. These reports were forwarded to the
Unfair Means Committee for a final decision. The committee included In-charge
Dean Science Faculty, Dr Rashid Kamal Ansari, In-charge Dean Faculty of Arts
Professor Rana Hilal and Professor Asghar Ali. The committee shortlisted 350
cases out of more than 600 and ordered for the cancellation of their examination
papers. However, later on, the university in-charge vice-chancellor, in league
of one of the committee members, Prof. Ashgar Ali, extended immunity to all such
students.
Following are the members of the Vigilance Committee who
received huge amount of money from the university: Prof. Rashid Kamal Ansari,
Prof. Ismail Adam, Prof. Dr Muhammad Ali Wrsyani, Prof. Syed Murshid Raza
Ansari, Prof. Muhammad Saleem Jahangir, Prof. Dr Irshad Ahmed, Prof. Riaz ud Din
Siddiqui, Prof. Hafiz Hussein, Prof. Muhammad Siddiq, Prof. Kashif bin Zahir,
and Prof. Saif Al Rehman. The sources alleged that Kamaluddin as the Dean
Faculty of Science and the member of the committee had also received the share.
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