Gurugram University Scandal ex-registrar Facing Hiring and Funds Probe

Gurugram University Scandal ex-registrar Facing Hiring and Funds Probe

Last Updated Nov - 07 - 2025, 03:29 PM | Source : Fela News | Visitors : 4

Former registrar of Gurugram University under investigation for alleged hiring procurement and financial mis dealings.

In a troubling development for higher education governance, Gurugram University is at the centre of a major probe into alleged corruption and administrative mal-practice during the tenure of its former registrar. Approximately since 2022, complaints have surfaced accusing the ex-registrar of bypassing standard procedures to make hires and procure equipment all while helping install under-qualified candidates and approving inflated payments. 

An anonymous complaint, first filed with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), was forwarded to the University Grants Commission (UGC) and sparked a directive from the education ministry for the university’s current administration to investigate. The allegations are stark: bribes for faculty and staff selections, fake documentation for candidates, and reservation norms being violated in hires. Departments named in the complaint include physiotherapy, engineering, law, pharmacy and more. 

But the probe doesn’t stop at hiring. The complaint also points to procurement fraud: lab equipment and furniture allegedly bought at inflated prices, payments made before installation or delivery, and vendors pre-selected, undermining transparent competitive norms. In one particularly worrying note, construction on campus allegedly exceeded the approved floors hinting at safety and regulatory violations. 

The current registrar has acknowledged the complaint and told the UGC the institution is cooperating and will act once sufficient evidence is gathered. This admission though welcome also raises questions about how long such practices might have gone on unchecked, and what institutional safeguards may have failed.

For students, faculty and stakeholders of Gurugram University, the ramifications are serious. Academic integrity, faculty credentials, infrastructure claims and funding transparency are all called into doubt. Beyond the immediate university community, this case resonates nationally it underscores how higher education bodies can become vulnerable to administrative capture, financial mis-dealings and regulatory oversight lapses.

The institution now faces a two-fold challenge: first, to clean up the alleged misconduct quickly and transparently; and second, to rebuild trust with its community, which may feel betrayed by those supposedly in charge. A failure to do so could ripple outward affecting accreditation, student placements and future collaboration opportunities.

In the end, this story serves as a cautionary tale: the pursuit of growth and expansion in academia must always be paired with vigilance, transparency and robust governance. Without it, the foundations of trust in education and in institutions become fragile indeed.
 

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