Veer Madho Singh Bhandari Uttarakhand Technical University has banned Shivalik College of Engineering assistant professor Ashish Kumar Gupta for life from academic activities over an alleged semester exam paper leak. Gupta was accused of sharing questions with students. The university cancelled two engineering exams and will conduct them again in the third week of August.

Dehradun, July 27: An assistant professor at Shivalik College of Engineering has been banned for life from all academic activities by Veer Madho Singh Bhandari Uttarakhand Technical University for allegedly leaking its semester exam question papers, officials said on Monday.

Professor Faces Lifetime Ban

The university said Ashish Kumar Gupta has been banned with immediate effect from teaching, paper setting, and all other academic responsibilities.

Taking strict action in the matter, Shivalik College of Engineering, Dehradun, also terminated Gupta's services.