New Delhi, Oct 8 (PTI) The Jawaharlal Nehru University Teachers' Association (JNUTA) on Wednesday released a report titled "JNU: The State of the University", highlighting what it describes as a deepening governance crisis, falling representation of Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) students, and irregularities in faculty appointments.
No immediate response was available from the university over the allegations.
The report said over the last 10 years, the JNU has shifted away from its academic ethos towards what it called a "vice chancellor-centric" model of functioning.
"In the last one decade, the terms 'governance' and 'leadership' have been turned on their heads to acquire rather ominous meanings. From being a 'public' institution in which the quest for knowledge thrives