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The exam question asking students to share their observations on parallels between “Fascism/Nazism and Hindutva” was against the “spirit and ethos of our country which is known for its inclusivity and homogeneity”, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has told the Sharda University.
The Greater Noida-based private university last week suspended a faculty member in connection with the question that recently appeared in the first year BA Political Science paper of the institution.
On Monday, in a letter to the vice-chancellor of Sharda University, UGC secretary Rajnish Jain also sought an action taken report on the matter detailing the steps that are being taken to ensure “non-recurrence of such incidents in the future”.
“It has come to the notice of the University Grants Commission through print and electronic media that an objectionable question was part of the question paper in the examination for the first year BA Political Science (Hons) in your university.
“It has also been noticed that the students objected to the question and filed complaint with the University. Needless to say that asking students such questions is against the spirit and ethos of our country which is known for its inclusivity and homogeneity and such questions should not have been asked,” the UGC secretary wrote.
The question “Do you find any similarities between Fascism/Nazism and Hindu right-wing (Hindutva)? Elaborate with the argument” was part of the exam paper on “Political Ideologies”.
As the question sparked a row, the University issued a statement last Friday saying that it has constituted a three-member committee of senior faculty members to look into the “possibility of bias in the questions” asked from the first year BA Political Science (Hons) students.
It also suspended the faculty concerned and expressed regret. The statement added that the University is “totally averse to any line of thought which distorts the great national identity and the inclusive culture inherent in our national ethos”.
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