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To Whomsoever It May Concern
This letter is an appeal against forcibly relieving me from the post of Professor at Indian
Institute of information Technology, Allahabad and not allowing to continue my academics and
research at the institute and thereby disrupting my career and harassing me by the director of
the Institute, Dr. M.D. Tiwari, because I am against the dictator‐like rule and many irregularities
at the Institute.
Myself, Prof. Uma Shanker Tiwary, is presently working as a professor, since 2006 (
earlier as Associate Professor since 2002), at Indian Institute of Information Technology,
Allahabad (IIITA), an Institution established and funded by MHRD, Govt. of India. Before joining
IIITA I was working with University of Allahabad, now a central university, since 1988. I
devoted my whole career in developing world class research and academic environment in
India, so that bright researchers can get engaged in exciting research in India itself and can
contribute to the knowledge and technology development in India, specially in the field of
Information Technology and Computer Science. I have authored one book from Oxford Univ.
Press, edited seven Proceedings of International Conferences published by Academic Press and
IEEE, USA and others. Worked as team leaders for many international Collaborations with
foreign laboratories, delivered invited lectures in many universities abroad, published technical
papers, supervised research students and developed state‐of‐the‐art laboratories at IIITA.
However, I was completely shocked to get a relieving letter from the Director of IIITA,
Dr. M.D.Tiwari, in the late evening of 22 December, 2009 ( copy enclosed) which mentioned
that “ Dr. U. S. Tiwary is being relieved to his parent University with immediate effect” and
conspicuously the charge of my work (which also includes my laboratory, supervision of
research and MTech students, organization of the International conference on Intelligent
Human Computer Interaction from 16‐18 January, 2010, and many other important work) was
resumed by Prof. R.C. Tripathi, Dean ( R&D) in the afternoon of 22 December ( before I got the
letter ). It is to be noted that I met the director in the evening of 22nd December regarding a
letter of support for an Indo‐Australian Collaborative Workshop on Human Centred Computing,
but he did not even mention about my relieve. After getting the letter and reading it in the
evening at 7 pm at my residence in the campus, my blood pressure shoot up and I fell down. I
tried to talk on the telephone but it was not picked up, then I sent an email at night to give me
appointment to discuss the problems ( if any) but he did not give the appointment, rather the
next day my email facility was withdrawn from iiita and my name has been removed from the
faculty list of iiita website and an email was sent to everyone( all members of iiita) that I went
to my parent institute. The director, in his personal conversation told some staff members that
he wanted to teach me a lesson.
The reason for relieving me, as given in the letter, mentions that the University of
Allahabad, through a letter dated 05/25 Nov 2009 asked the director of IIITA ( although both
are autonomous institutions) to ask Dr. U. S. Tiwary to report back to the University
immediately. The director did not discuss this letter with me and the next day, when I met the
Vice‐Chancellor of University of Allahabad, he said that he has no idea about the case, and I
should meet the Registrar of the University ( Dr. J. N. Mishra). It should be noted that I had
applied for voluntary retirement in Allahabad University in 2007 and a reminder was also sent
about it in 2008 through IIITA Officials. University Registrar never replied about this voluntary
retirement application and as per Central Civil Services rule, if no negative reply is obtained
within three months, it should be deemed accepted. Based on this, I sent a letter to the director
in 2007 and IIITA allowed me to join Contributory Provident Fund from 2007 only. Hence, my
status in the University is voluntarily retired and in IIITA as Permanent Professor. Thus this
whole episode is to victimize me by the Director, Dr. M. D. Tiwari, conspiring with the Registrar
of Allahabad University, Dr. J.N.Mishra. He is saying that my application for voluntary
retirement is not there in university files, while director says that he has not received any reply
about that. Without investigating the problem, a shift action has been taken, which shows the
malafide intensions of Dr. M.D. Tiwari. It is again worth mentioning that Dr. J. N. Mishra is a
good friend of Dr. M.D.Tiwari, Dr. J.N. Mishra is included in some of the committees of IIITA and
he is also the supervisor of a staff at IIITA ( Executive Secretary , Ms. Seema Shah).
I appeal to you to restore my position at IIITA as Permanent Professor and stop the
victimization of teachers and staff and students who try to raise their voice against the
administration by the Director, Dr. M.D. Tiwari. A thorough investigation of the working
procedures, rules and regulations and academic and financial matters be carried out by a higher
authority and good governance and democratic procedures be established at IIITA in the
supervision of MHRD and eminent experts.
Let me describe some points, speaking against which led to victimization :
i) Director, M.D.Tiwari, did not allow me to complete the 3 years term for Dean
(Academics) and HOD ( MTECH) and took charge himself for more than a year, as
I was not a ’yesman’. He interferes in all day to day activities and there is no
defined work and responsibilities and terms and conditions for the Dean and
HoD posts. What will be the basis of appointment of these posts and will be on
the basis of rotation or not is not very clear. Some people are continuing beyond
3 years. In fact the statutes are not available on the website, neither it is ever
given to staff ( nobody knows it exists or not).
ii) The environment in the campus is fearful and depressing as there are no forums
for students, faculty and staff where they can tell their grievances. Rather, an
action is taken against those who express their grievances.
iii) Even after more than ten years of existence, first year BTech students stay
around 20 Kms away from the main campus in Naini .
iv) There is another institute ( they call it extension campus but it has a separate
name and some separate DFO and DR post exists), RGIIT where no faculty is
there, but faculty of IIITA are forced to go to Tickermafi, Amethi and take classes
there, in addition to taking classes at IIITA and the traveling time is 6‐7 hours (to
and fro). This is continuing since last four years.
v) Large number of teachers leave the institute, because of the depressing
environment and load on each teacher is against all norms. One can calculate by
noting that the number of faculty shown on the website is 25, number of
students approximately 1200, and two branches of BTech, Seven specializations
of MTech, MBA(IT) and MSCLIS programs running.
These are just some typical points, which indicate the load and pressure on teachers,
students and staff and the fearful and depressing environment. A faculty will stay only, if
they can do exciting research and get a free think environment in a democratic set up.
The institute is fully funded by the Govt. of India and has a potential to become an
excellent academic and research centre if students and teachers and staff become the
part of the decision process and democratic and well defined procedures are followed. I
appeal to all concern to see that such autonomous institutions like IIITA, should not
become a playground of some vested interest people, like Dr. M.D.Tiwari, who is
continuing as Head of the institution since its inception in 1999 and still claims that he
will be there for many years.