Recruitment
The trust is learnt to have raised reservations about the candidate’s ability to teach the subject effectively due to the physical disability.
A disabled candidate was selected by the recruitment panel, following which the higher education department forwarded the recommendation to the college management for appointment, according to sources. Sources said the higher education department has warned the institution that it could face administrative consequences, including complications over the issuance of no-objection certificates, if it fails to comply with the recruitment process. Ahmedabad: A confrontation is brewing between the higher education department and management of Sahajanand Arts and Commerce College in Ahmedabad after the college trust allegedly refused to appoint a disabled candidate selected through a recent recruitment process. However, the trust reportedly declined to accept the candidate. The development has raised questions in academic circles over the sanctity of the centralised recruitment process. Educationists argue that allowing an individual college trust to reject a candidate selected through a govt-approved recruitment mechanism could undermine the very purpose of conducting a centralised selection exercise. The move, however, has drawn criticism from sections of the education sector, which contend that rejecting a selected candidate on such grounds runs contrary to the objective of ensuring representation and equal opportunities for persons with disabilities in higher education.