Jaffna Uni Employees Demand Inquiry Into Malpractices Of The Administration

April 6, 2015

The Jaffna University Employees Union has written to the newly appointed UGC Chairman Professor Mohan de Silva, requesting a comprehensive inquiry into the unlawful conduct of the university administration.

Jaffna VC

This is not the first instance of such complaints being made against the administration ; academics too have been repeatedly highlighting issues in the conduct of the university administration, urging both the former regime and the present government to take action against the malpractices committed by the university administration officials including the Vice-Chancellor.

In their letter to the UGC Chairman, the JUEU President S Thangarajah has listed out malpractices that have been committed by the university administration to which includes the recruitment of non-academics, tampering with the selection process for staff due to political affiliations under the influence of the former Higher Education Minister SB Dissanayake, appointment of individuals who have failed the recruitment examinations, lowering the minimum marks set for the selection process to facilitate the appointment of preferred candidates listed out by political parties, cancellation the employment registration and the arbitrary termination of casual and daily wage employees.

The JUEU has also accused the administration of engaging in favoritism and being partial in the placement of new appointees to the various departments of the university.

Below we publish the letter in full:

Prof Mohan de Silva,

Chairman,

University Grants Commission

No20, Ward Place,

Colombo7

Sir,

Comprehensive inquiry into the unlawful conduct of the

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