RTI TO EXPOSE CORRUPTION IN IISER,BHOPAL

I have received the response  of the RTI application sent to the IISER ,Bhopal (Indian Institute Of Science Education and Research,Bhopal ) on dt. 8/8/2014.In this response,the Public Information Officer-IV of the  said  institute stated that "please let the applicant know that the IISER admissions are conducted by Joint Admissions Committee (JAC),IISERs .The above information is not available with our office."

I had sought information about Admission Procedure in IISER ,Bhopal  for the BS-MS Programmes of the year 2013  through all three methods (Admission through Kishore  Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana,Admission through place in the Rank List of JEE-Advanced 2013  and admission through IISER Science Aptitude Test  for the State/Central Boards Students) by seeking Category  Wise Cut -Off and  a copy of Merit List of each selected Students of the Physics Stream of the Year 2013 selected through Kishore  Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana,JEE-Advanced  2013 and   the State/Central Boards  and also seeking a copy of result list of IISER Science Aptitude Test  of each selected students of physics stream of the year 2013 .

I was informed by a student of one of the IISER  that IISER ,Bhopal is not issuing Cut-Off,Merit List and Result Of Aptitude Test and the reason behind not issuing is that IISER ,Bhopal is involved in making fraudulent admission through ''back door'' of such students who are not eligible to be enlisted in merit list  and  who are not qualifying aptitude test.

Question Of Law

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The Central Public Information Officer Cum Assistant Registrar of the IISER,Bhopal namely Gaurav Awasthi transferred the application to the Public Information Officer -IV  of the institute namely Ms. Sherly George and the Public Information Officer -IV  submitted its response to the  Central Public Information Officer that "please let the applicant know that the IISER admissions are conducted by Joint Admissions Committee (JAC),IISERs .The above information is not available with our office " and the same information was forwarded to me by the Central Public Information Officer Cum Assistant Registrar of the IISER,Bhopal.

Neither the  Central Public Information Officer ,nor the Public Information Officer -IV  transferred the RTI application to the Joint Admissions Committee (JAC),IISERs ,according to the procedure established under section 6(3) of the RTI Act,2005 ,as it is mandatory  under section 6(3) of the RTI Act,2005 to  transfer the application to other appropriate public authority if the information sought is not available with the public authortity where the application is sent.Being the  Senior  of the Public Information Officer-IV,it was  the primary  responsiblity of the Central Public Information Officer to transfer this application to the  Joint Admissions Committee (JAC),IISERs after recieving response from the  Public Information Officer-IV.The Public Information Officer-IV had also a responsibility of transferring this application to the Joint Admissions Committee (JAC),IISERs if the information was not avialable with its   office.

I  have  been refused access to  information requested under this Act ,because my  application must have been transferred within 5 days of the receipt of the application ,according to the procedure established under proviso to the section 6(3) of the RTI Act,2005.Instead of transferring it within 5 days,the application was disposed of,which should also be deemed to have refused the request  in view of  the section 7(2) of the RTI Act,2005. 

Under section 18(1) of the RTI Act,2005 ,the Central Information Commission has been conferred special power and under this section,i am going to make  a complaint  to the commission against the  said  Central Public Information Officer and  the Public Information Officer -IV . The Both officers deserve to be subjected to penalty  of fine under section 20(1) of the RTI Act,2005 and deserve to be subjected to disciplinary action under section 20(2) of the RTI Act,2005.

It's surprising that the response sent to me has also been sent to the First Appellate Authority Cum Registrar of the IISER,Bhopal.First appeal is filed before the first appellate authority by the aggrieved applicant   under section 19(1) of the RTI Act,2005 and there is no any law to send the same response by the Public Information Officer to the First Appellate Authority.It appears that the first appellate authority has already been managed in case if i file the first appeal before him,that's why the response sent to me has already been sent to the First Appellate Authority.

It is Prima Facie evident that there is fraudulent admission going on in the IISER,Bhopal and that's why my RTI Application was not transferred and that's why first appellate authority has already been managed.

Instead of filing first appeal ,i am going to file complaint before the Central Information Commission. An RTI application will be filed also before the Joint Admissions Committee,IISERs.

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