IIT prof suspended

IIT Kharagpur Professor A K Ghosh has been suspended for allegedly running a fake institute,Institution of Electrical Engineering,that offering diplomas to students without any approval or recognition from the All India Council for Technical Education.

Ghosh was suspended on charges of violation of code of conduct for IIT faculty,which lays down that no faculty member can associate himself with any private body without due approval of the IIT where he is employed.

The Union HRD Ministry has also sought a report on the institute and the role of IIT Kharagpur faculty members in it. Ghosh is also under the cloud for allegedly tweaking JEE cut-off marks to accommodate certain students and children of faculty members.