New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- A Delhi University (DU) committee has found that St Stephen's College violated the university's prescribed criteria for shortlisting candidates for assistant professor interviews, allegedly calling more applicants against what is permitted, people aware of the matter said on Sunday.

The five-member panel, headed by professor Inder Mohan Kapahy, examined the college's recruitment process and concluded that it had breached the university's revised 2024 standard operating procedure (SOP), according to a report, accessed by HT.

"A notice on the college's website stated that 70 candidates would be shortlisted for each unreserved vacancy for the post of assistant professor," the report said. The committee concluded that ...