UP govt blacklists economics professor for not knowing what IMF stands for

Lucknow: Bihar ‘topper’ Ruby Rai, who is in jail for ‘forgery and cheating’ cases, is not the only one who does not know what political science means.

According to reports, the Uttar Pradesh government has blacklisted two professors -- associate professor of English who can’t spell 'evaluation', while an economics lecturer who has no idea what ‘IMF’ stands for or what ‘audit’ means.

The infamous teachers reportedly did not know who Akhilesh Yadav is or when India gained its Independence.

The matter surfaced during evaluation of answer sheets of BA English, History and Economics at the Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management (ITHM) recently, when the centre’s evaluation coordinator suspected their credentials and grilled the two teachers.

Interesting, both of them have valid degrees and teach at colleges affiliated with UP universities. They also have been teaching for many years and evaluating papers.

Shyam Bahadur, associate professor in English is working at Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University, Bareilly, while Anil Kumar Pal, associate professor in Economics, is employed at Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University, Jaunpur. Both have been teaching for more than a decade.

According to the report, the evaluation coordinator and ITHM director Luvkush Mishra said that the English teacher used wrong grammar while writing a two-line application letter seeking permission for evaluating papers. He also spelled evaluation as 'evalluation'.

The economics professor didn't know that 'IMF' stands for 'International Monetary Fund'. Later, when told the actual answer, this is what he wrote: 'International Money Found'. He also failed to explain the meaning of 'audit'.

UP governor and chancellor of the university Ram Naik said that both teachers have been backlisted and suitable action will be taken against them.