what happened in college____"Mahilpur (Hoshiarpur) The future of the first rural college of the state and its 3,000 students is under threat with the Panjab University Syndicate taking up an inquiry report that states Sri Guru Gobind Singh Khalsa College, Mahilpur, is an ‘institution with buildings, furniture but no academic feature’, and thus not fit for affiliation. Also known as Asia’s nursery of soccer and the running champion of PU A Division Football for 20 years, the legendary co-education college has been brought to this pass by the machinations of one man, its Principal, Surjit Singh Randhawa. The man has successfully survived at least half a dozen indictments in various inquiries over a decade, including on the charges of fraud, forgery and embezzlement. The latest jolt came, ironically, after the college sought the status of an autonomous college from PU, and when denied, moved the High Court. The High Court has issued notices to various respondents, but refused to allow the college to begin admissions as an autonomous institute. A PU inquiry conducted by a committee constituted by the Vice-Chancellor on July 17 following High Court orders found that the college was not fit even for simple affiliation from the university. Led by PU Registrar Prof AK Bhandari, the seven-member panel observed that the institute was “all buildings, furniture and grounds with no academic features; teachers are inadequately equipped in their qualifications, experience and knowledge of the respective subjects.” Regarding the faculty, it noted that the basic eligibility and qualifications of the teachers was in doubt. “The college is applying for autonomous status only as to avoid scrutiny by the university,” it added. “Most of the teachers were ad hoc and under-qualified. Some were shown to be on the rolls of the college but actually were teaching in a school (being run on the premises),” the panel said, adding “Ad hoc teachers, who are required to be paid a minimum salary of Rs 25,800 per month, are being paid as low as 10,000, which is less than the salary of a peon in the college.” A glorious past Sri Guru Gobind Singh Khalsa College, Mahilpur, had in its history of over six decades earned much respect in sports, often referred to as the football nursery of Asia. Legendary footballer Jarnail Singh (Arjuna Awadee) and Gurdev Singh Gill (Arjuna Awadee) were the glorious products of this college. The football team (men) of the college has been winning the Panjab University A Division Football Championship for the past 20 years. The women’s team too had won the championship.
Posted on: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 06:40:14 +0000
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