Trouble erupted on Monday in two Jamshedpur colleges under Kolhan University following protests by teachers over fresh recruitments and students over admission anomalies.

Intermediate teachers at Jamshedpur Co-operative College protested against the fresh recruitment of teachers. All 24 faculty members shouted slogans and did not allow the authorities to hold interviews, prompting principal S.S. Razi to summon police on campus.

Ultimately, the college authorities had to postpone the interviews and tell the applicants, 30 in number, that another date would be announced soon.

For the past month, teachers at cooperative college have been protesting against fresh recruitments, alleging the principal was biased. They claimed that while the college had not terminated their services, they were not being paid salaries for the last six months.

"When we went to Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC), Ranchi, to enquire about our salaries they said they have not received any intimation from the college. While the principal says that everything has been sent to JAC. The former principal recruited us and we have all the documents," said Mukul Tiwary, an English teacher.

The teachers said that neither the university nor JAC had anything to do with the teachers' recruitments and that the principal was the sole authority to take decisions.

"We will hold a meeting tomorrow (Tuesday) where all the teachers will assess the situation for a solution," he said.

Protests rocked Jamshedpur Women's College, too, with students alleging anomalies in the merit list of students chosen for the graduate part I course. Around 150 students locked the principal's chamber and the staff room.

"There are students who got admission with 43 per cent, while candidates with 50 per cent and more than 60 per cent have been denied admission," alleged one Archana Singh.