The list of examiners authorised to correct answer papers of students in colleges affiliated to Bharathidasan University includes teachers whose qualifications the university has not approved yet.
The list contains as many as 2,928 lecturers in the undergraduate programme and 59 lecturers in the postgraduate programmes whose qualification has not been approved by the university authorities. Many of the listed teachers are also mentioned as guest lecturers and some are ‘acting principals.’
Senior professors and members of the Association of University Teachers say it is normal for colleges to appoint a lecturer and then send the candidate’s qualification credentials to the university for approval. But the trend for several decades now is to appoint under qualified guest lecturers.
“Three kinds of teachers are appointed by colleges apart from those directly appointed by universities. Those with UGC-mandated NET/SLET qualification waiting to be absorbed by the university; teachers with UGC-approved qualifications but paid salaries by the management; there are under-qualified teachers who receive salaries from college management,” says P. Jayagandhi, former AUT office bearer.
“Thousands of candidates who have cleared the national or state-level eligibility test in order to be appointed as lecturers languish, while colleges continue to appoint unqualified teachers. It is for the government to ensure that qualified teachers are appointed in colleges in the interest of the students and the qualified candidates,” S. Swaminathan, advisor to NET/SLET Association says.
Interest of students
Bharathidasan University registrar A. Selvam who confirmed that the teachers’ qualifications had not been verified, however, contended that the university had to make the decision in the interest of students.
The list contains as many as 2,928 lecturers in the undergraduate programme and 59 lecturers in the postgraduate programmes whose qualification has not been approved by the university authorities. Many of the listed teachers are also mentioned as guest lecturers and some are ‘acting principals.’
Senior professors and members of the Association of University Teachers say it is normal for colleges to appoint a lecturer and then send the candidate’s qualification credentials to the university for approval. But the trend for several decades now is to appoint under qualified guest lecturers.
“Three kinds of teachers are appointed by colleges apart from those directly appointed by universities. Those with UGC-mandated NET/SLET qualification waiting to be absorbed by the university; teachers with UGC-approved qualifications but paid salaries by the management; there are under-qualified teachers who receive salaries from college management,” says P. Jayagandhi, former AUT office bearer.
“Thousands of candidates who have cleared the national or state-level eligibility test in order to be appointed as lecturers languish, while colleges continue to appoint unqualified teachers. It is for the government to ensure that qualified teachers are appointed in colleges in the interest of the students and the qualified candidates,” S. Swaminathan, advisor to NET/SLET Association says.
Interest of students
Bharathidasan University registrar A. Selvam who confirmed that the teachers’ qualifications had not been verified, however, contended that the university had to make the decision in the interest of students.
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