Narendra Modi got first class in MA from Gujrat University: VC

Ahmedabad Amid the raging row over Prime Minister Narendra Modis educational qualification the Gujarat University today shared details of his MA degree saying he scored 623 per cent as an external student of the varsityThe details were shared by the Gujarat University after the Central Information Commission directed it to provide the same to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal who had recently criticised the functioning of the transparency panelNarendra ModiNarendra Damodardas Modi passed his MA in Political Science in 1983 with first class securing 499 out of 800 marks which comes to 623 per cent as an external student Gujarat Universitys Vice Chancellor M N Patel told PTI todayKejriwal in a letter to CIC in response to an RTI application seeking details of his electoral photo identity card EPIC demanded that while he was ready to share information sought by RTI applicants the CIC must also order disclosure of educational qualifications of the PMAfter Kejriwals letter the CIC had on Friday ordered Delhi University from where he pursued his Bachelor of Arts BA course and Gujarat University from where he completed his MA to reveal details of his education qualificationsVice Chancellor Patel said he has not received any order of CIC till now but he came to know about it from media and will give the details to concerned applicants if he receives the orderThe details of Modis degree were sought through several Right to Information RTI applications filed before the university but we were not in a position to share the details under the RTI Act on technical grounds Patel saidThe details of marks can only be provided to the candidate himself and we do not provide details of university records beyond 20 years he saidWhen asked about the details of Modis BA degree Patel said they do not have itModi did his MA as an external candidate He secured 237 out of 400 marks in MA first year and 262 out of 400 marks in MA second year Patel said giving the detailsThe breakup of marks in second year MA shows that Modi obtained 64 marks in political science 62 marks in European and social political thoughts 69 marks in modern Indiapolitical analysis and 67 marks in political psychology he saidThe CIC acting on the letter from Kejriwal had asked the Delhi University and Gujarat University to make best possible search for the information regarding degrees in the name of Mr Narendra Damodardas Modi in the year 1978 Graduation in DU and 1983 Post Graduation in GU and provide it to the appellant Mr Kejriwal as soon as possibleThe genesis of the case is in two previous CIC orders and a scathing letter from Kejriwal to Information Commissioner Sridhar Acharyulu where he demanded that while he was ready to share information sought by RTI applicants the CIC must also order disclosure of educational qualifications of the Prime MinisterIn a case related to one Neeraj Pandey who sought information about electoral photo identity card of the Delhi Chief Minister Acharyulu had sought explanation from Kejriwal why he as an MLA be not declared as Public authority under the RTI Act and why his party too was not brought under the ActKejriwal in his response did not object to disclosure of information about him but raised a demand for information about Prime Ministers educational qualifications referring to Hans Raj Jain case Acharyulu had notedHe stated that while CIC wanted Mr Kejriwals information to be given CIC was obstructing the information about degrees of Mr Modi the Prime Minister He expressed surprise over this and also doubted objectivity of the Commission Acharyulu said