NAAC Bribery: JNU Suspends Prof, His Tenure as Dean Was Cut Short in 2023
Vidheesha Kuntamalla , Abhinaya Harigovind | 04 February 2025 | The Indian Express
Arrested by the CBI in a bribery case linked to the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), Rajeev Sijariya, a professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University’s Atal Bihari Vajpayee School of Management and Entrepreneurship (ABVSME), is no stranger to controversy.
In 2023, his two-year tenure as Dean of ABVSME was cut short after several faculty members accused him of “undemocratic decision-making” and “instigating students against faculty members”, The Indian Express has learnt.
“He never involved his school’s faculty in major decisions, which created discontent. Ultimately, he had to step down,” said a colleague at JNU, speaking on condition of anonymity….