‘No unqualified teachers in affiliated colleges’
MKU’s reply comes on HC direction
14/08/2019, SANJANA GANESH
There are no unqualified teachers in the affiliated colleges of Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU), according to an affidavit filed before the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court by Registrar (in-charge) R. Sudha. The HC Bench had directed the MKU, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University and the University of Madras to ensure adherence to UGC norms on a contempt petition filed by a former professor, M. Anandakrishnan.
MKU Vice-Chancellor M. Krishnan told The Hindu on Tuesday that vacancies created by unqualified teachers would be filled up as per UGC norms in a month.
The retired professor filed the petition following ‘failure of the universities’ to adhere to the order of the court, which had directed that those recruited as teachers must possess a Ph.D. or should have cleared National Eligibility Test (NET) or State-level Eligibility Test (SLET).
Dr. Krishnan and the Registrar (in-charge) confirmed that there were no unqualified teachers in the university and its 100 affiliated colleges.
“We can be assured that all appointments have been made at the MKU, its constituent colleges and the day college as per UGC norms,” said Dr. Krishnan.
Madurai Kamaraj, Manonmaniam Sundaranar, Mother Teresa and Alagappa University Teachers’ Association (MUTA) treasurer A.T. Senthamaraikannan welcomed the appointment of qualified teachers.
“But it is a request to colleges and the university that they should allow the teachers employed now to continue in service. Many of them have worked for years with a pittance for salary. They can surely qualify themselves, if enough leeway is given to them,” he said.
Though the university authorities claim that there were no qualified teachers in the affiliated colleges, a teacher from Yadava College, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that most of the unqualified teachers had been removed. But some continued to work in nearby colleges. They had made special request to their colleges, he said.
R. Murali, convenor, Save Higher Education Movement – Tamil Nadu, said that the MKU had finally responded to their petition and taken action. However, if a six-month extension was provided by the government and a special SLET conducted, the teachers in service could qualify themselves, he said.
The HC had, on July 18, directed the Registrar to submit a report to the UGC on the number of unqualified teachers and action initiated against them.
MKU’s reply comes on HC direction
14/08/2019, SANJANA GANESH
There are no unqualified teachers in the affiliated colleges of Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU), according to an affidavit filed before the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court by Registrar (in-charge) R. Sudha. The HC Bench had directed the MKU, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University and the University of Madras to ensure adherence to UGC norms on a contempt petition filed by a former professor, M. Anandakrishnan.
MKU Vice-Chancellor M. Krishnan told The Hindu on Tuesday that vacancies created by unqualified teachers would be filled up as per UGC norms in a month.
The retired professor filed the petition following ‘failure of the universities’ to adhere to the order of the court, which had directed that those recruited as teachers must possess a Ph.D. or should have cleared National Eligibility Test (NET) or State-level Eligibility Test (SLET).
Dr. Krishnan and the Registrar (in-charge) confirmed that there were no unqualified teachers in the university and its 100 affiliated colleges.
“We can be assured that all appointments have been made at the MKU, its constituent colleges and the day college as per UGC norms,” said Dr. Krishnan.
Madurai Kamaraj, Manonmaniam Sundaranar, Mother Teresa and Alagappa University Teachers’ Association (MUTA) treasurer A.T. Senthamaraikannan welcomed the appointment of qualified teachers.
“But it is a request to colleges and the university that they should allow the teachers employed now to continue in service. Many of them have worked for years with a pittance for salary. They can surely qualify themselves, if enough leeway is given to them,” he said.
Though the university authorities claim that there were no qualified teachers in the affiliated colleges, a teacher from Yadava College, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that most of the unqualified teachers had been removed. But some continued to work in nearby colleges. They had made special request to their colleges, he said.
R. Murali, convenor, Save Higher Education Movement – Tamil Nadu, said that the MKU had finally responded to their petition and taken action. However, if a six-month extension was provided by the government and a special SLET conducted, the teachers in service could qualify themselves, he said.
The HC had, on July 18, directed the Registrar to submit a report to the UGC on the number of unqualified teachers and action initiated against them.
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