During arguments, the bench asked the varsity how the assistant professor was appointed when he had scored only 33 out of 100 in the oral exam. Photo: HTNew Delhi: The Delhi High Court has sought the response of the government and the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on a PIL accusing one of its assistant professors of plagiarism. The petitioners have also alleged that the assistant professor had “plagiarised a literature work in Turkish language and published the same in 2012 with a title as ‘A new approach to Turkish language learning’”. They have claimed that the entire material of the book has been “copied verbatim” from an online Turkish language class without giving a single reference to the online source. The petition has alleged that while working with JNU and drawing a salary from there, he had pursued a Masters degree in Turkish language from Ataturk University in Turkey.

Source: Mint August 06, 2017 06:00 UTC