Sunday, June 09, 2013

CMJ University "issued" 430+ PhDs in one year

And this private university was established just four years ago!

The story has been unraveling over the last month or so. A quick chronology:

  1. May 15: Meghalaya may ask CBI to probe CMJ University scam.

  2. May 25: CMJ University in Meghalaya warned of dissolution.

  3. May 28: CMJ varsity director surrenders -- Of ‘wanted’ trio, only university chancellor remains at large

  4. June 9: Government tells universities to cancel promotions based on CMJ degrees.

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Update: See this report in The Telegraph about similar instances from Andhra Pradesh [I thank L for the comment-alert].

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3 comments:

  1. L5:27 PM, June 09, 2013

    This goes on in other states too.
    http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110203/jsp/nation/story_13529790.jsp

    The following website has the right idea-
    http://www.consumerdaddy.com/consumer-reviews-for-rayalaseema-university-doctoral-programmes-in-arts-p-9752.htm

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  2. Ajit R. Jadhav11:55 PM, June 09, 2013

    As professors working at IISc and IIT Madras, both your _initial_ _conceptualizations_ of this matter should (at least) have consisted of _an element_ of _an_ envy/jealousy/whichever is worse (of the two (I can never determine that (given my (very) poor English))), shouldn't it? ...

    ... _Quantitatively_ speaking, i.e.?

    ...

    May be (more on this topic), later!

    --Ajit
    [E&OE]

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  3. Abi8:38 PM, June 10, 2013

    @L: Thanks for that alert. The scale of the scam is mind-boggling!

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