Battling acute shortage of teaching staff, the Allahabad University has now turned towards its retired teachers. The varsity has decided to re-employ superannuated teachers below 70 years. However, these teachers would not be allocated any administrative work. Their services would continue till the appointment of a regular teacher against the post.
The decision was taken on UGC's instruction issued way back in 2010, wherein the apex funding body had decided to re-employ retired teachers for three years which could be further extended to two more years. However, the varsity kept on sitting the instruction till acting vice-chancellor Prof N R Farooqi asked various departments to forward the names of retired teachers for teaching as per requirement.
The varsity said that the decision was taken on the recommendation of an expert panel constituted, as per the UGC norms, on the issue that was cleared by Executive Council on January 27. However, the re-appointment comes with clear cut instructions that adequate work be allocated to these teachers to justify their appointment. Around 11 retired teachers have already been re-employed.
The re-appointed teachers would get a consolidated amount equivalent to the last pay drawn, sans pension. This amount would remain the same throughout the tenure of re-employment. These teachers would be entitled for casual/special/duty leave at par with regular teacher.
However, a re-employed superannuated teacher would not be eligible for administrative or financial responsibilities at the University or elsewhere.
Although many more teachers have retired in the past, but only a few have been given the benefit. While some of the retired teachers refused to accept the offer, various departments too did not forward their wish list to V-C's office in this regard.
The decision was taken on UGC's instruction issued way back in 2010, wherein the apex funding body had decided to re-employ retired teachers for three years which could be further extended to two more years. However, the varsity kept on sitting the instruction till acting vice-chancellor Prof N R Farooqi asked various departments to forward the names of retired teachers for teaching as per requirement.
The varsity said that the decision was taken on the recommendation of an expert panel constituted, as per the UGC norms, on the issue that was cleared by Executive Council on January 27. However, the re-appointment comes with clear cut instructions that adequate work be allocated to these teachers to justify their appointment. Around 11 retired teachers have already been re-employed.
The re-appointed teachers would get a consolidated amount equivalent to the last pay drawn, sans pension. This amount would remain the same throughout the tenure of re-employment. These teachers would be entitled for casual/special/duty leave at par with regular teacher.
However, a re-employed superannuated teacher would not be eligible for administrative or financial responsibilities at the University or elsewhere.
Although many more teachers have retired in the past, but only a few have been given the benefit. While some of the retired teachers refused to accept the offer, various departments too did not forward their wish list to V-C's office in this regard.
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