Ramadas T v. Cochin University of Science and Technology and Others

W.P(C) No. 26590/22 1 # **`IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM`** # **`PRESENT`** ``` THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MOHAMMED NIAS C.P. FRIDAY, THE 12[TH] DAY OF JANUARY 2024 / 22ND POUSHA, 1945 WP(C) NO. 26590 OF 2022 ``` ## **`PETITIONER/S:`** ``` RAMADAS T AGED 42 YEARS S/O. P. SHANMUGHANANDAN, THEKKOOTT HOUSE, PANANCHERRY, THRISSUR-680652 PH: 9037422676. BY ADVS. ELVIN PETER P.J. K.R.GANESH GOURI BALAGOPAL ABHIJITH.K.ANIRUDHAN SREELEKSHMI A.S. ANU JOSEPH ``` ## **`RESPONDENT/S:`** ``` 1COCHIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - CUSAT REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR, CUSAT P.O., COCHIN - 682 022. 2THE REGISTRAR, COCHIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, CUSAT P.O., COCHIN - 682 022. 3NISA JAMES, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES, KANNUR UNIVERSITY, THAVAKKARA CIVIL STATION. P.O. KANNUR- 670002. 4ALL INDIA COUNCIL FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION NELSON MANDELA MARG,VASANT KUNJ,NEW DELHI-110070. ADDL.R5.UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION (UGC) BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG, NEW DELHI 110 002, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. [ADDITIONAL R5 IS IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DATED 08.12.2022 IN I.A.01/2022 IN ``` W.P(C) No. 26590/22 2 ``` WP(C)26590/2022.] BY ADVS. S.P.ARAVINDAKSHAN PILLAI, SC FOR R1 & R2 T.MADHU SC FOR R3 SAJITH KUMAR V. FOR R4 P.O.THOMAS C.R.SARADAMANI SHAHID AZEEZ RESHMA SANTHOSH RENJISH S. MENON SRI.S.KRISHNAMOORTHY, CGC FOR ADDL.R5 ``` ``` THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 9.01.2024, THE COURT ON 12.1.2024 DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ``` W.P(C) No. 26590/22 3 ## **MOHAMMED NIAS C.P., J.** **............................................................** ## **W.P(C) No.26590 of 2022** ............................................................. Dated this the 12[th] day of January, 2024 ## **JUDGMENT** Petitioner challenges the appointment granted to the third respondent as Assistant Professor in the subject ‘Operations/Production Management’. The petitioner and the third respondent had applied for selection based on the notification dated 22.10.2019 issued by the first respondent University calling for applications to various posts of Assistant Professors in the University vide Ext.P4. Serial No.24 in Ext.P4 pertains to the post in question to which one vacancy was notified as an open category. The petitioner submits that though he is fully qualified to be appointed to the said post, the third respondent could not have been considered for selection as she could not have been shortlisted for want of five research papers as prescribed in the UGC Regulations. Though several grounds were raised challenging the appointment of the third respondent, the learned counsel for the petitioner, rightly confined the argument to the challenge based on lack of research publications for the third respondent. The admitted qualifications as prescribed for the post in question, as is seen from Ext.R2(a) produced by the University, are as follows:- W.P(C) No. 26590/22 4 ## **COCHIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CRITERIA FOR SELECTION OF ASSISTANT PROFESSORS, ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS AND PROFESSORS** **(Based on the UGC Regulations 2018)** The overall selection procedure of the teaching faculty of the University is based on the "UGC Regulations on Minimum Qualifications for Appointment of Teachers and Other Academic Staff in Universities and Colleges and Measures for the Maintenance of Standards in Higher Education, 2018" ## **ASSISTANT PROFESSOR** i. All the candidates who have the prescribed qualification as per Clause 4.1 (1) of UGC Regulations on Minimum Qualifications for Appointment Teachers and Other Academic Staff in Universities and Colleges and Measures for the Maintenance of Standards in Higher Education, 2018 (hitherto mentioned as UGC Regulations 2018) shall be shortlisted on the basis of the criteria given below:- |SL.<br>No.|Academic Record|Score|Scores Obtained| |---|---|---|---| |1.|Graduation|80% & Above = 15<br>60% to less than<br>80%=13<br>55% to less than 60%<br>= 10<br>45% to less than 55%<br>= 05|| |2.|Post-Graduation|80% & above =25<br>60% to less than<br>80% = 23<br>55% (50% in the<br>case of SC/ST/OBC<br>(non-creamy<br>layer)/PWD) to less<br>than 60%=20|| |3.|M.Phil|60% & above-07 55%<br>to less than 60%-05|| |4.|Ph.D|30|| |5.|NET with JRF|07|| ||NET|05|| W.P(C) No. 26590/22 5 ||SLET/SET (as per UGC)|03|| |---|---|---|---| |**6.**|**Research Publications**<br>**(2 marks for each research**<br>**publications published in**<br>**Scopus/SC indexed peer**<br>**reviewed or UGC-CARE**<br>**listed journals)**|10|| |7.|Teaching/ Post-Doctoral<br>Experience 12 marks for one<br>year each-If the period of<br>teaching/Post-Doctoral<br>Experience is less than one<br>year then the marks will be<br>reduced proportionately)|10|| |8.|**Awards**<br>International/National Level<br>(Awards given by International<br>Organizations Government of<br>India Government of India<br>recognized National Level<br>Bodies)|03|| ||State-Level<br>(Awards given by State<br>Government)|02|| ## **Note** 1. Candidates with M.Phil + Ph.D will be awarded a maximum : 30 scores 2. Candidates with JRF/NET/SET will be awarded a maximum: 07 scores 3. Awards category will be awarded a maximum : 03 scores - The Total Score will be calculated as follows: Score Academic (Sl. No. 1+2+3+4+5+8) 80 Research Publications (6) 10 W.P(C) No. 26590/22 6 |Teaching/Post-Doctoral Experience(7)|10| |---|---| |**Total**|**100**| - The number of candidates to be called for the interview is 10 times the number of vacant posts and the number of candidates called for interview will be based on the scores obtained by the candidates as specified in the above table. - The short-listed candidates as per the above criteria only will be called for the interview. The ability of teaching and/or search aptitude of the candidates will also be assessed during the interview through a seminar or lecture as envisaged in the UGC Regulations 2018. - Based on the marks obtained in the interview a Rank List will be drawn and will be made from the Rank List after approval of the Rank List by the Syndicate. - Candidates who have scored less than 40% (for SC/ST candidates it is 35%) shall not be ranked. However, the respective selection committee can fix a higher cut-off for preparing the rank list, if required. - The interview will be conducted by a Selection Committee as prescribed in Clause 5.1(1) of the UGC Regulations 2018. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the third respondent did not have the requisite research publications published in Scopus/SC indexed peer-reviewed or UGC-CARE-listed journals. It is his submission that going by the public notice issued by the UGC, Exts.P14 and P15 dated 14.6.2019 and 16.9.2019, only publications in the UGC-CARE Reference List of Quality Journals should be considered prospectively for any academic purpose. As far as the third respondent is concerned, since she had only one such publication, the other four could not have been reckoned and, therefore, two marks each should be reduced from the marks granted to the W.P(C) No. 26590/22 7 third respondent, which will take away eight marks out of the marks granted to her. She will be lowered in the rank position, and the petitioner, currently ranked second as per Ext.P8 rank list, will get selected. 3. The learned Standing Counsel for the respondent University submits, on the basis of the counter affidavit filed, that the third respondent is qualified and that the contention of the petitioner that the research publications not conforming to the requirements specified in ExtsP14 and P15 cannot be considered for appointment, is wrong. The criteria laid down, which both the parties assert, is Ext.R2(a), which is in tune with the UGC Regulations 2018. Table 3A of Appendix II of UGC Regulations 2018 prescribes the criteria for shortlisting candidates for the post of Assistant Professor. Serial No.6 thereof speaks about Research Publications wherein it is also stated that two marks be given for each research publication published in Peer-Reviewed or UGClisted Journals. It was based on Table 3A of Appendix II of UGC Regulations 2018 that Ext.R2(a) was issued by the University wherein also the same criteria were included as Sl.No. 6. The petitioner cannot claim ignorance of the criteria fixed in Table 3A of Appendix II of UGC Regulations and in Ext.R2(a). The said contention prescribed in the UGC Regulations 2018 which was issued in exercise of the power conferred under the UGC Act 1956, cannot be modified or altered by issuing a public notice in the nature of Exts.P14 and P15. It is also pointed out that there is no challenge to the above criteria, and the petitioner has participated in the selection process without any demur. Having participated in the selection process, not questioning the W.P(C) No. 26590/22 8 marks awarded by the Scrutiny Committee, the petitioner cannot be heard to contend that Exts.P14 and P15 issued by the UGC have mandatory force. The learned counsel for the third respondent also supported the selection of the third respondent by stating that she is qualified and that the Scrutiny Committee, consisting of eminent persons, considered the publications and found them to be in order. In the absence of any malafides raised against the Scrutiny Committee or selection, no relief can be granted to the petitioner. 4. The learned counsel for the UGC also submitted that Ext.R2(a) was in tune with the UGC Regulations. 5. Having considered the rival contentions, it is to be seen that there is no dispute in this case that it is Ext.R2(a) guidelines which are the criteria fixed by the University, in tune with the UGC Regulations that the selection process had to be carried out. There is no challenge to the said criteria or the marks awarded by the Scrutiny Committee or any allegation of malafides against them. It is also to be noticed that Exts.P14 and P15 cannot override the UGC Regulations that fix the minimum qualifications for the appointment of teachers and other academic staff in Universities and Colleges and other measures for the maintenance of standards in higher education. Table 3A of Appendix II of UGC Regulations 2018 prescribes the criteria for shortlisting candidates for the post of Assistant Professor. Nothing on record shows that any of those guidelines have been violated while granting selection to the third respondent. It is also to be noted that Exts.P14 and P15 cannot be considered mandatory, or it in any way prohibits the consideration of research W.P(C) No. 26590/22 9 publications published in peer-reviewed journals as stipulated in UGC Regulations, 2018. At best, they can be treated as notice cautioning the stakeholders that any publication in predatory/dubious journals or presentation in predatory/dubious conferences should not be considered for academic/selection purposes and also cautioning selection committees and all executives involved in academic/performance evaluation and assessment to ensure that their decisions must be based on the quality of published works rather than just numbers or a mere presence in peer-reviewed or in hold UGC approved list of journals. The Selection Committee should be empowered to consider all the journals published in peer-reviewed/UGC-approved journals as prescribed in the UGC Regulations 2018. 6. The action of the selection/scrutiny committees in ranking the petitioner and the third respondent has to be accepted in the absence of any allegation of malafides against them. It is also to be noticed that as per Note-2 4.1(I) of the UGC Regulations 2018, Table 3A in Appendix II of UGC Regulations 2018 shall be considered only for shortlisting of the candidates for interview and the selection shall be based on the performance in the interview. There is nothing on record to discredit the marks granted to the third respondent. The said selection not being shown to be wrong in any manner, the challenge against the appointment of the third respondent is necessarily to be rejected. 7. Though the learned counsel for the third respondent relies on the judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in **University Grants Commission** W.P(C) No. 26590/22 10 **and Another v. Neha Anil Bobde (Gadekar) [2013 KHC 4754],** particularly para-29, where the Apex Court held that, in academic matters, unless there is a clear violation of statutory provisions, the Regulations or the Notification issued, the Courts shall keep their hands off since those issues fall within the domain of the experts. There cannot be any doubt with the said propositions as Courts do not sit in appeal over the opinion expressed by expert academic bodies, and normally it is wise and safe for the Courts to leave the decision of academic experts who are more familiar with the problems they face than the Courts generally are. For the reasons mentioned above, I do not think that the selection of the third respondent suffers any vice, let alone any illegality fatal to the selection process. Resultantly, the writ petition is dismissed. **Sd/MOHAMMED NIAS C.P. JUDGE** okb/ //True copy// P.S. to Judge W.P(C) No. 26590/22 11 ## **`APPENDIX OF WP(C) 26590/2022`** ``` PETITIONER EXHIBITS ``` |`EXHIBIT P1`|`TRUE COPY OF THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ENGINEERING`| |---|---| ||`IN PRODUCTION ENGINEERING ISSUED IN MAY 2009.`| |`EXHIBIT P2`|`TRUE COPY OF THE PH.D CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE`| ||`CALICUT UNIVERSITY DATED 04/04/2018 TO THE`| ||`PETITIONER.`| |`EXHIBIT P3`|`TRUE COPY OF THE POST DOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP`| ||`CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF`| ||`JOHANNESBURG DATED 31/10/2020 TO THE PETITIONER .`| |`EXHIBIT P4`|`TRUE COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION NO.`| ||`AD.D2/136/NOTIF/2018 (1) DATED 22/10/2019 ISSUED`| ||`BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT UNIVERSITY.`| |`EXHIBIT P5`|`TRUE COPY OF THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATION PRESCRIBED`| ||`WITH RESPECT TO SL. NO. 24 WHICH THE PETITIONER IS`| ||`DOWNLOADED FROM THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE`| ||`UNIVERSITY.`| |`EXHIBIT P6`|`TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF THE AICTE`| ||`REGULATIONS PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA`| ||`DATED 01/03/2019.`| |`EXHIBIT P7`|`TRUE COPY OF THE MEMO DATED 15/06/2022 ISSUED BY`| ||`THE 1ST RESPONDENT UNIVERSITY TO THE PETITIONER.`| |`EXHIBIT P8`|`TRUE COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION NO.`| ||`RECT/202045/FACULTIES/SMS (REGULAR) DATED`| ||`03/08/2022 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT`| ||`UNIVERSITY.`| |`EXHIBIT P9`|`TRUE COPY OF THE PROFILE OF THE 3RD RESPONDENT`| ||`PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE KANNUR`| ||`UNIVERSITY.`| |`RESPONDENT EXHIBITS`|| |`EXHIBIT R3(A)`|`THE TRUE COPY OF THE DEGREE CERTIFICATE DATED`| ||`12/3/2007 ISSUED BY THE MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY`| |`EXHIBIT R3(B)`|`THE TRUE COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE DATED 25/4/2009`| ||`ISSUED BY THE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES AND`| ||`COMMUNICATIONS, COCHIN`| |`EXHIBIT R3(C)`|`THE TRUE COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE DATED 21/3/2012`| ||`ISSUED BY THE SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION AND`| ||`MANAGEMENT STUDIES, COCHIN.`| |`EXHIBIT R3(D)`|`THE TRUE COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE DATED 18/8/2022`| ||`ISSUED BY SCMS, COCHIN`| |`EXHIBIT R3(E)`|`THE TRUE COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS DATED 22/11/2013`| W.P(C) No. 26590/22 12 ``` OF THE ASSOCIATION OF INDIAN UNIVERSITIES EXHIBIT R3(F)THE TRUE COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE DATED 3/1/2012 ISSUED BY THE UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION EXHIBIT R3(G)THE TRUE COPY OF THE PROVISIONAL DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE BHARARTHIAR UNIVERSITY DATED 11/11/2021 EXHIBIT R3(H)THE TRUE COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE DATED 30/9/2009 ISSUED BY THE DIRECTOR, S.B.COLLEGE, CHANGANASSERY. RESPONDENT EXHIBITS ``` ``` EXHIBIT R3(I)THE TRUE COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE DATED 25/4/2011 ISSUED BY THE CHAIRPERSON, RAJALAKSHMI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, CHENNAI EXHIBIT R3(J)THE TRUE COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE DATED 31/7/2029 ISSUED BY THE DEAN, SAINTGITS INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT, KOTTAYAM EXHIBIT R3(K)THE TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION DATED 5/8/2020 ISSUED BY THE REGIDSTRAR, KANNUR UNIVERSITY EXHIBIT R3(L)THE TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 4/11/2020 OF THE REGISTRAR, KANNUR UNIVERSITY. RESPONDENT EXHIBITS EXHIBIT R3(M)THE TRUE COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE SYMBIOSIS INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, NAGPUR EXHIBIT R3(N)THE TRUE COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE MARIAN INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MANAGERMENT EXHIBIT R3(O)THE TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 2/3/2020 ISSUED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SUMITOMO FOUNDATION, JAPAN. EXHIBIT R3(P)THE TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION DATED 20/2/2015 ISSUED BY THE ALL INDIA MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION EXHIBIT R2(A)TRUE COPY OF THE UNIVERSITY ORDER NO.CUSAT/AD(D).D2/1505/2020 DATED 6/7/2020 ALONG WITH THE RELEVANT PAGES OF ITS APPENDIX ``` ``` PETITIONER EXHIBITS EXHIBIT P10TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY SMT. SUMITHRA UNDER THE R.T.I. ACT DATED 18.08.2022. EXHIBIT P11TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE REPLY DATED 29.08.2022 UNDER THE R.T.I. ACT ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT TO SMT. SUMITHRA N. UNNI. EXHIBIT P12TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF UGC CARE LIST DOWNLOADED FROM THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE UGC APPROVED LIST. ``` W.P(C) No. 26590/22 13 ## `RESPONDENT EXHIBITS` |`EXHIBIT-R2(B)`|`TRUE COPY OF THE E-MAIL AND LETTER DATED`| |---|---| ||`09.06.2022 INVITING DR.C.RAJU AS EXPERT FOR THE`| ||`INTERVIEW`| |`EXHIBIT-R2(C)`|`TRUE COPY OF THE E-MAIL DATED 13.06.2022 FROM`| ||`DR.C.RAJU ACCEPTING THE INVITATION WITH PREFERENCE`| ||`TO JOIN THROUGH GOOGLE MEET`| |`EXHIBIT-R2(D)`|`TRUE COPY OF THE E-MAIL DATED 30.06.2022 TO`| ||`DR.C.RAJU FORWARDING THE LINK FOR JOINING THE`| ||`MEETING`| |`EXHIBIT-R2(E)`|`TRUE COPY OF THE E-MAIL DATED 07.07.2022`| ||`FORWARDING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE SELECTION`| ||`COMMITTEE FOR SIGNATURE.`| |`EXHIBIT-R2(F)`|`TRUE COPY OF THE E-MAIL DATED 08.07.2022 FROM`| ||`DR.C.RAJU RETURNING THE DULY SIGNED DOCUMENTS`| |`EXHIBIT-R2(G)`|`TRUE COPY OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF SELECTION`| ||`COMMITTEE SIGNED BY DR.C.RAJU`| |`EXHIBIT-R2(H)`|`TRUE COPY OF THE UNIVERSITY LETTER`| ||`NO.RECT/202045/FACULTIES/SMS (REGULAR) DATED`| ||`30.09.2022 WITHOUT ITS ENCLOSURES`| ## `PETITIONER EXHIBITS` |`EXHIBIT P13`|`TRUE COPY OF THE APPOINTMENT ORDER NO.`| |---|---| ||`CUSAT/AD(D).SO/3977/2022 DATED 31.08.2022 ISSUED`| ||`BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT APPOINTING THE 3RD`| ||`RESPONDENT AS ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN`| ||`OPERATIONS/PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT IN THE SCHOOL OF`| ||`MANAGEMENT OF THE 1ST RESPONDENT UNIVERSITY.`| |`EXHIBIT P14`|`TRUE COPY OF THE CIRCULAR NO. F.1-`| ||`1/2018(JOURNALS/CARE) DATED 14.06.2019 ISSUED BY`| ||`THE ADDITIONAL 5TH RESPONDENT UGC.`| |`EXHIBIT P15`|`TRUE COPY OF THE CIRCULAR NO.`| ||`F.1-1/2018(JOURNAL/CARE) DATED 16.09.2019 ISSUED`| ||`BY THE ADDITIONAL 5TH RESPONDENT UGC.`| |`EXHIBIT P16`|`TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE`| ||`PETITIONER'S WIFE DATED 11.08.2022 UNDER RIGHT TO`| ||`INFORMATION ACT.`| |`EXHIBIT P17`|`TRUE COPY OF THE REPLY DATED 07.10.2022 ISSUED BY`| ||`THE 1ST RESPONDENT UNDER THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION`| ||`ACT.`| ## `RESPONDENT EXHIBITS` ``` EXHIBIT R3(A)THE TRUE COPY OF THE DEGREE CERTIFICATE DATED 12/3/2007 ISSUED BY THE MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY EXHIBIT R3(B)THE TRUE COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE DATED 25/4/2009 ``` W.P(C) No. 26590/22 14 ||`ISSUED BY THE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES AND`| |---|---| ||`COMMUNICATIONS, COCHIN`| |`EXHIBIT R3(C)`|`THE TRUE COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE DATED 21/3/2012`| ||`ISSUED BY THE SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION AND`| ||`MANAGEMENT STUDIES, COCHIN`| |`EXHIBIT R3(D)`|`THE TRUE COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE DATED 18/8/2022`| ||`ISSUED BY SCMS, COCHIN`| |`EXHIBIT R3(E)`|`THE TRUE COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS DATED 22/11/2013`| ||`OF THE ASSOCIATION OF INDIAN UNIVERSITIES`| |`EXHIBIT R3(F)`|`THE TRUE COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE DATED 3/1/2012`| ||`ISSUED BY THE UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION`| |`EXHIBIT R3(G)`|`THE TRUE COPY OF THE PROVISIONAL DOCTOR OF`| ||`PHILOSOPHY CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE BHARATHIAR`| ||`UNIVERSITY DATED 11/11/2021`| |`EXHIBIT R3(H)`|`THE TRUE COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE DATED 30/9/2009`| ||`ISSUED BY THE DIRECTOR, S.B COLLEGE, CHANGANASSERY`| |`EXHIBIT R3(I)`|`THE TRUE COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE DATED 25/4/2011`| ||`ISSUED BY THE CHAIRPERSON, RAJALAKSHMI INSTITUTE`| ||`OF TECHNOLOGY, CHENNAI`| |`EXHIBIT R3(J)`|`THE TRUE COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE DATED 31/7/2020`| ||`ISSUED BY THE DEAN, SAINTGITS INSTITUTE OF`| ||`MANAGEMENT, KOTTAYAM`| |`EXHIBIT R3(K)`|`THE TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION DATED 5/8/2020`| ||`ISSUED BY THE REGISTRAR, KANNUR UNIVERSITY`| |`EXHIBIT R3(L)`|`THE TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 4/11/2020 OF THE`| ||`REGISTRAR, KANNUR UNIVERSITY`| |`EXHIBIT R3(M)`|`THE TRUE COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE`| ||`SYMBIOSIS INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, NAGPUR`| |`EXHIBIT R3(N)`|`THE TRUE COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE`| ||`MARIAN INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT`| |`EXHIBIT R3(O)`|`THE TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 2/3/2020 ISSUED`| ||`BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SUMITOMO FOUNDATION,`| ||`JAPAN`| |`EXHIBIT R3(P)`|`THE TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION DATED 20/2/2015`| ||`ISSUED BY THE ALL INDIA MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION`| |`EXHIBIT R3(Q)`|`THE TRUE COPY OF THE RESEARCH PUBLICATION OF THE`| ||`THIRD RESPONDENT APPEARED IN THE SCMS JOURNAL`| |`EXHIBIT R3(R)`|`THE TRUE COPY OF THE RESEARCH PUBLICATION OF THE`| ||`THIRD RESPONDENT APPEARED IN THE JOURNAL OF SUPPLY`| ||`CHAIN MANAGEMENTS SYSTEMS`| |`EXHIBIT R3(S)`|`THE TRUE COPY OF THE RESEARCH PUBLICATION OF THE`| ||`THIRD RESPONDENT APPEARED IN THE FOCUS`| ||`INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT`| W.P(C) No. 26590/22 15 ``` EXHIBIT R3(T)THE TRUE COPY OF THE RESEARCH PUBLICATION OF THE THIRD RESPONDENT APPEARED IN THE NEHRU SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT JOURNAL EXHIBIT R3(U)THE TRUE COPY OF THE RESEARCH PUBLICATION OF THE THIRD RESPONDENT APPEARED IN THE JBIMS JOURNAL EXHIBIT R2(I)A TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF THE UGC REGULATIONS 2018 ALONG WITH THE TABLE 3A OF APPENDIX II OF UGC REGULATIONS 2018 ```