Chennai's educational landscape is facing a major scandal as anti-corruption organization Arappor Iyakkam has uncovered a significant fraud within Anna University. The investigation revealed that only 211 professors were fraudulently occupying nearly 2,500 faculty positions across various engineering colleges affiliated with the university.

According to reports, one professor was astonishingly linked to 32 different institutions. This discovery has prompted Anna University to initiate an internal probe and has led to urgent calls for a comprehensive review of faculty appointment practices.

The investigation also highlighted that out of 52,500 registered faculty members across 433 affiliated engineering colleges, there were 2,500 instances of duplicated records. This widespread issue indicates a systematic problem within the university's faculty management.

Anna University's Vice Chancellor, R. Velraj, clarified that while these 211 individuals were officially recognized as full-time faculty members, it does not mean they were teaching at all these campuses simultaneously. "This was merely on the records. Colleges devised this scheme to maintain their affiliation status during university inspections, possibly even compensating these professors to use their names fraudulently," said VC Velraj.

The scandal has raised serious concerns about the integrity of educational institutions and the need for stricter oversight to prevent such fraudulent activities. As the investigation continues, there are hopes that this exposure will lead to significant reforms in the appointment and management of faculty members in Chennai's engineering colleges.

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