Mysore/Mysuru: The University of Mysore (UoM) has suspended the Post-Doctoral Fellowship (PDF) of Guest Lecturer R. Sowmya, who has been arrested in connection with the question paper leak scam concerning the written exam for recruitment of Assistant Professors in Degree Colleges.
UoM Registrar Prof. R. Shivappa said that the arrested R. Sowmya was serving as a Guest Lecturer in the Geography Department of the University. As an FIR has been registered against her, the University authorities consulted legal experts on the action that can be taken. Now, following the direction of the Vice-Chancellor, the University has suspended Sowmya’s PDF, Prof. Shivappa said while also clarifying that the UoM has no role in the question paper leak as the examination was conducted under the total authority of Karnataka Examination Authority.
