Academic merit was ignored, and a complaint was filed with the education department: toppers with 72 marks in RU were excluded, while MBA and BBA teachers with 45 and 50 marks became eligible.

A major controversy has erupted after the selection list for six contract assistant professors in the MBA and BBA courses at Ranchi University (RU) was released. The discrepancies arose when the Academic Point Index (API) list previously issued by the university and the names of the final selected six candidates on September 24 were compared, revealing significant differences in academic merit and selection results. The top candidate, who ranked with 72 marks each in the merit list, has been excluded from the selection process.