Patiala, Nov. 1 -- The recruitment process initiated by Guru Ravidas Ayurved University (GRAU), Hoshiarpur, for 38 teaching faculty positions at Government Ayurvedic College, Patiala, has come under scrutiny as the state language department has written to the university registrar questioning the "relaxation" in the mandatory Punjabi language eligibility requirement.

The department said the university altered the eligibility clause, allowing candidates to acquire Punjabi language proficiency within three years of joining, instead of possessing it at the time of application, as required by state government rules. Terming the recruitment notice illegal, the department, in its letter, asked the university to make correction in the clause whe...