Sep 11 2014 : The Times of India (Delhi)
Plagiarism lens on 2 DU teachers
Manash Gohain
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New Delhi:
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The ministry of human resource development has set up a one-member inquiry committee to look into the allegations against a senior chemistry professor of Delhi University and another teacher.The ministry on Wednesday has instituted the inquiry under K L Chopra, former director of Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, to look into allegations of copyright violations and plagiarism against Prof. Gurmeet Singh of chemistry department and another DU teacher.
On August 21, 2014, the undersecretary (vigilance), MHRD, wrote to the registrar of DU, forwarding a copy of the complaint against the teachers “for necessary action”.
In a complaint made by Society for Values and Ethics in Education on September 25, 2013, it was alleged that the research paper titled ‘Hibiscus Cannabinus Extract as a Potential Green Inhibitor for Corrosion of Mild Steel in 0.5 M H2SO4 Solution’ of Ramananda Singh M and Prof. Gurmeet Singh, published in J Mater. Environ. Sci. 3 (4) (2012) has been copied 85% and reproduced from his another paper title ‘Musa Paradisiaca Extract as a Green Inhibitor for Corrosion of Mild Steel in 0.5 M Sulphuric Acid Solution’. The complainant made similar allegations against two more papers by Singh.
The complaints, addressed to the vice-chancellor of Delhi University, Dinesh Singh, mention that an RTI plea has been filed, but the university is yet to reply.The complainant urged the university to inquire into the matter and take appropriate action as per Ordinance XI. According to an MHRD source, “An inquiry has been instituted to look into the allegations. Around two weeks time is likely to be taken by the committee. The ministry has also written to the university in this regard.” Singh rubbished the allegations saying that all his findings are new. “All the allegations are baseless and there is no issue of copyright violation of any kind. All my findings are different and this is nothing but simple harassment,” he said.
On August 21, 2014, the undersecretary (vigilance), MHRD, wrote to the registrar of DU, forwarding a copy of the complaint against the teachers “for necessary action”.
In a complaint made by Society for Values and Ethics in Education on September 25, 2013, it was alleged that the research paper titled ‘Hibiscus Cannabinus Extract as a Potential Green Inhibitor for Corrosion of Mild Steel in 0.5 M H2SO4 Solution’ of Ramananda Singh M and Prof. Gurmeet Singh, published in J Mater. Environ. Sci. 3 (4) (2012) has been copied 85% and reproduced from his another paper title ‘Musa Paradisiaca Extract as a Green Inhibitor for Corrosion of Mild Steel in 0.5 M Sulphuric Acid Solution’. The complainant made similar allegations against two more papers by Singh.
The complaints, addressed to the vice-chancellor of Delhi University, Dinesh Singh, mention that an RTI plea has been filed, but the university is yet to reply.The complainant urged the university to inquire into the matter and take appropriate action as per Ordinance XI. According to an MHRD source, “An inquiry has been instituted to look into the allegations. Around two weeks time is likely to be taken by the committee. The ministry has also written to the university in this regard.” Singh rubbished the allegations saying that all his findings are new. “All the allegations are baseless and there is no issue of copyright violation of any kind. All my findings are different and this is nothing but simple harassment,” he said.
