LAHORE:While the Punjab University administration has yet to act against the officials involved in preparation of forged award list at the Institute of Communication Studies, another alleged scam of similar nature has emerged at the varsity s Institute of Education & Research.
According to sources, the issue related to submission of unauthorized awards lists has now surfaced at the Department of Technology Education of the Institute of Education & Research (IER) through which some 18 student, who alleged failed in the exam, have been declared successful.
The IER administration, however, denies any illegality and terms the whole issue a result of rivalry among the faculty members.
The sources said a faculty member in an application to the PU Vice Chancellor, the Dean Faculty of Education and the Director of IER alleged that the award lists of a course Applied Electricity , session 2009-2011, prepared by a former faculty member Dr Hameed Nawaz were replaced with unsigned award lists, thus passing all students who had failed in the exam of Semester Fall, 2009.
However, Dr Muhammad Saeed Shahid, who was acting director of IER a couple of weeks ago, said a faculty member, Mahfooz Ahmad Kamboh, had submitted an application and alleged the results were tampered with as the award lists submitted were without signature of Dr Hameed Nawaz.
Dr Saeed added that he held an inquiry and contacted Dr Hameed Nawaz to present award lists signed by him so that the matter might be investigated into and action taken taking against those responsible. Dr Hameed failed to produce his signed award lists, despite a lapse of more than a week, he added.
When asked, Dr Saeed Shahid, however, confirmed that the award lists submitted at the record office were unsigned and insisted that the same were also valid as no one except relevant teacher could submit the award lists. He added that the staff who received the award lists was also questioned as to why they had received unsigned award lists. The staff confessed their mistake as they could not notice if the award lists were signed or not at the time of submission, he said.
However, a faculty member, seeking anonymity, questioned as to how the results could be announced on unsigned award lists. He was of the view that, since the award lists were unsigned, the same were no more valid and result could not be announced on basis of these award lists.
When contacted, Dr Hameed Nawaz said he himself had submitted the award lists and the same were signed by him. He alleged the award lists were allegedly replaced after the submission, therefore, they did not have any signature. Since he had submitted signed award lists, how he could produce the same now, he said, asking how the unsigned award lists could be considered valid and authentic.
IER incumbent director Dr Mumtaz Akhtar, who is custodian of all record of the institute, did not receive call despite repeated attempts on her cell phone.
It is pertinent to mention that, last year, an inquiry initiated on orders of PU Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Mujahid Kamran in result tempering and other illegal activities at the varsity s Institute of Communication Studies (ICS) had recommended dismissal of both the incumbent and former directors of the institute besides registration of criminal case against institute s ex-director Prof Dr Mughees Uddin Sheikh.
However, no action has so far been taken against them, with Dr Mughees working with a private group of colleges after his retirement.The news.
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