Telangana Health University VC resigns, responds to allegations

Terming allegations that were being circulated against him as baseless, Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences Vice Chancellor Dr PV Nanda Kumar Reddy said the vigilance officials neither questioned nor contacted him at any point. The VC told reporters that he had only been informed that the vigilance team inspected the examination centre and seized some answer scripts

Hyderabad: Following serious allegations of irregularities in the postgraduate medical examination process, Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences Vice Chancellor Dr PV Nanda Kumar Reddy has resigned from his position.

The issue stemmed after a woman student approached the university alleging her answer script had been tampered with. Following this, a fact-finding committee was constituted, which flagged serious irregularities in the recent conduct of the postgraduate examinations. In addition, the VC also faced allegations of appointing staff without issuing a notification.

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Speaking to local media persons on Saturday, Dr Reddy, while referring to the student’s complaint, clarified that the committee spoke directly with the student, collected details about the issue, and initiated an inquiry through a committee.

Re-evaluation was carried out based on the committee’s recommendations, and all actions were conducted strictly as per university rules and regulations, he said. Maintaining that he acted only to ensure justice to the student and had not done any wrong, the VC said, “If I have made any mistake, I am ready to face punishment”.

Terming allegations that were being circulated against him as baseless, Dr Reddy said the vigilance officials neither questioned nor contacted him at any point. The VC told reporters that he had only been informed that the vigilance team inspected the examination centre and seized some answer scripts.

Stating false rumours were damaging the university’s reputation, the VC said such misinformation could mislead students, besides tarnishing the university’s name.