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NIPER Mohali: When Governance Sidelines Institutional Priorities

The 82nd meeting of the Board of Governors of NIPER Mohali, held on October 6, 2023, offered a telling snapshot of the Institute’s current state of governance. Of the full Board, only seven members were present, including the Chairman and Mr. Mohanbir Singh Sidhu, a representative of the Secretary, Technical Education, Government of Punjab. The…

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Pillars of Paralysis: Indecision, Inefficiency, Incompetence

The 81st meeting of the Board of Governors, held on June 20, 2023, was less a forum of governance and more a case study in administrative drift. With the re-entry of a former Registrar—suspended during my tenure—as Secretary to the Board, confusion once again became the institutional norm. The minutes themselves read like a chronicle…

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A NIPER Employee Gets Justice from the High Court After 12 Years – Part III

Complaint of Dr. Arvind Kumar Bansal and Action Against Dr. Neeraj Kumar (Continued) ……Para 27 of the Order: Charge No. 5 once again pertained to unacceptable behaviour, insubordination, and vitiating the atmosphere of the department, allegedly resulting in the “destruction of academic ethics.” The entire basis of this charge was yet another complaint by Professor…

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A NIPER Employee Gets Justice After 12 Years – Part II

(………Continued) How “Mob-Lynching” Worked Against Dr. Neeraj Kumar Dr. Neeraj Kumar was appointed as an Assistant Professor on ad-hoc basis on 14.07.2003 at NIPER Mohali. His services were later regularized for five years on contract, effective 29.07.2003, via order dated 22.07.2004. He successfully completed this term on 28.07.2008 and became entitled to consideration for a…

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