UGC panel recommends scrapping ad-hoc, temporary appointments of teachers
education Updated: Mar 04, 2017
Neelam
Pandey
Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Hindustan Times, New Delhi
A panel set up by the University Grants Commission (UGC) has recommended
scrapping ad-hoc and temporary appointments of teachers across universities.
UGC’s pay review committee, which was formed last year
and is headed by UGC member VS Chauhan, has also suggested that pay of teachers
should be in accordance with the seventh central pay commission, which means
the overall salary of teachers would also go up if the suggestion is accepted
by the human resource development (HRD) ministry.
The recommendation is good news for aspiring professors
as central universities may have to appoint over 6,000 teachers.
Of the total 17,006 teaching posts in various UGC-funded
central universities, 6,080 were lying vacant on October 1, 2016, according to
official data. This includes 911 vacancies in University of Delhi (DU).
Major recommendations
·
Teachers to be given pay and allowances in accordance with the Seventh Pay
commission recommendation.
·
Higher educational institutions cannot stay without leadership at any point
in time.
·
Top 1% of NET qualifiers to be posted as assistant professors.
·
Introduction of vice-principal “Grade 1 or II Principal” depending upon the
size of the college.
·
Qualified individuals to be able to make direct entry at both associate and
professor levels.
·
Setting up an educational tribunal to deal with grievances related to
higher educational institutions.
·
Any college seeking funds from central/state government/UGC to have NAAC
accreditation of minimum grade B.
Welcoming UGC’s recommendation, senior professor and PRO
of Allahabad University (AU) Yogeshwar Tiwari said discontinuing temporary
postings would help the university fill vacant posts. AU currently has 525
vacant posts.
Appointment of permanent lecturers is also likely to
improve teaching standards as ad-hoc professors usually keep switching colleges
because of which there is a gap in the assessment of a student’s academic
progression. “Certain subjects are not taught due to lack of specialist faculty
at times. In many cases, existing teachers are burdened with additional
work...” said a DU professor.
The committee, has also suggested linking grants to
universities to the vacant posts filled by them.
M.YADAGIRI
Secretary
Federation of College Teachers' Associations
Hyderabad.
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