Vinay Pathak rejoins CSJM univ, holds meet with faculty & staffers

Kanpur: Vice-chancellor, CSJM University, Professor Vinay Kumar Pathak, rejoined his office on Monday after a gap of two-and-a-half months. The media cell of CSJM University said that the vice-chancellor was on medical leave and rejoined on Monday.
Prof Pathak has been accused of bribery, corruption and extorting money. The CBI after registering a case is investigating the charges against him. Earlier, the UP STF was investigating graft charges against him. A Delhi unit of CBI registered a case against Prof Pathak and took over the investigation. The case was transferred to CBI after the state government demanded a CBI probe on the basis of FIR lodged by David Mario Danish, owner of a company conducting examination in different universities of the state.
Meanwhile, On the first day of his office after rejoining, Prof Pathak met teachers and employees of the varsity. He held a meeting with them regarding the convocation ceremony scheduled to be held next month. He also spoke to the teachers about NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council) grading of CSJM University. He instructed the teachers and staff members to prepare well for NAAC.
The meeting was attended by pro vice-chancellor Professor Sudhir Kumar Awasthi, registrar Anil Kumar Yadav, dean administration Prof Sudhanshu Pandiya, Prof RK Trivedi and Prof Sandeep Singh.
Talking about the convocation ceremony, Prof Pathak said that the convocation is proposed to be held on February 16.
The VC held separate meetings with members of different committees formed for the smooth conduct of the convocation. He asked the teachers concerned to prepare the final list of the students who would be receiving the medals and upload the same on the university website.
He said that for the smooth conduct of the convocation ceremony, every staff member of the varsity should contribute his or her bit.