Madras university’s circular on faculty qualification raises teachers’ hackles
CHENNAI, MAY 21, 2019 00:00 IST
They are upset about the exemptions granted in some subjects
A circular issued by the University of Madras recently has directed the principals of aided and self-financing affiliated colleges to appoint qualified teachers in their institutions.
However, it has made an exemption for several subjects including Mathematics, Social Work, English, Management, Communication and Journalism, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Statistics, Yoga, Physical Education and Library Science, Computer Science, Media Arts, Natya, Hotel and Catering Management, Interior Design and Social Work.
The circular comes in the wake of a direction by the Madras High Court on a contempt petition filed by retired professor M. Anandakrishnan. He appealed that self-financing and aided colleges should appoint teachers as per University Grants Commission-prescribed qualifications. While self-financing and aided colleges affiliated to Manonmaniam Sundaranar University and Madurai Kamaraj University have around 50% qualified teachers, in the Madras University only a third are qualified. “It is the University’s duty to find unquailified teachers and report to the UGC, which will then take action,” said Mr. Anandakrishnan.
‘No dearth of teachers’
NET/SLET Association members and the Tamil Nadu Association of Intellectuals and Faculty (TAIF) say there are enough qualified teachers in the State to fill the vacancies in subjects such as Mathematics and English. However, neither body has a break-up of the number of qualified candidates in each of the subjects mentioned by the Madras University.
The National Eligibility Test and the State Eligibility Test for aspiring teachers has been regularly held in the State. The Bharathidasan University, later Bharathiar University, and in 2016 the Mother Theresa University conducted the test. But the State has no registry of the number of candidates who have cleared the test.
“Mother Theresa University has not replied to an RTI about the number of qualified candidates, subject-wise and expenses on conducting the SET,” said NET/SLET Association advisor S. Swaminathan.
CHENNAI, MAY 21, 2019 00:00 IST
They are upset about the exemptions granted in some subjects
A circular issued by the University of Madras recently has directed the principals of aided and self-financing affiliated colleges to appoint qualified teachers in their institutions.
However, it has made an exemption for several subjects including Mathematics, Social Work, English, Management, Communication and Journalism, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Statistics, Yoga, Physical Education and Library Science, Computer Science, Media Arts, Natya, Hotel and Catering Management, Interior Design and Social Work.
The circular comes in the wake of a direction by the Madras High Court on a contempt petition filed by retired professor M. Anandakrishnan. He appealed that self-financing and aided colleges should appoint teachers as per University Grants Commission-prescribed qualifications. While self-financing and aided colleges affiliated to Manonmaniam Sundaranar University and Madurai Kamaraj University have around 50% qualified teachers, in the Madras University only a third are qualified. “It is the University’s duty to find unquailified teachers and report to the UGC, which will then take action,” said Mr. Anandakrishnan.
‘No dearth of teachers’
NET/SLET Association members and the Tamil Nadu Association of Intellectuals and Faculty (TAIF) say there are enough qualified teachers in the State to fill the vacancies in subjects such as Mathematics and English. However, neither body has a break-up of the number of qualified candidates in each of the subjects mentioned by the Madras University.
The National Eligibility Test and the State Eligibility Test for aspiring teachers has been regularly held in the State. The Bharathidasan University, later Bharathiar University, and in 2016 the Mother Theresa University conducted the test. But the State has no registry of the number of candidates who have cleared the test.
“Mother Theresa University has not replied to an RTI about the number of qualified candidates, subject-wise and expenses on conducting the SET,” said NET/SLET Association advisor S. Swaminathan.
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