Private Rajasthan university linked to job recruitment scams

A nexus between private universities, dalals (middlemen), paper leak gangs and government job aspirants drove recruitment scams in the Indian state of Rajasthan, an investigation into Om Parkash Jogender Singh (OPJS) University in Churu has revealed, writes Bismee Taskin for The Print.

Investigators have termed the findings a “cruel joke” on the state’s education system, with the Rajasthan government now deciding to probe three lakh (300,000) recruitments in government jobs in the last five years.

In early July, the Rajasthan Special Operations Group formally registered a First Information Report against OPJS University for issuing fake degrees and arrested founder-owner Joginder Singh Dalal, former chairperson Sarita Karwasra, and former registrar Jitendra Yadav. The OPJS University was established in 2013 and has since awarded over 43,000 degrees, far more than authorised, including 708 PhDs, over 8,000 engineering degrees, and over 1,600 degrees in physical education.
Full report on The Print site