Chennai: Anna University faculty to get 280 per cent pay hike
TNN | Jan 24, 2020, 04.15 AM IST
TNN | Jan 24, 2020, 04.15 AM IST
CHENNAI: The state government has increased the monthly salaries of faculty of Anna University, its constituent colleges, government and aided engineering institutes by up to 280% as recommended by the seventh Central Pay Commission (CPC).
An order issued on January 14 by the state higher education department announcing the hike was made public on Thursday.
An order issued on January 14 by the state higher education department announcing the hike was made public on Thursday.
As per the order, the revised payscale will take notional effect from January 1, 2016, and monetary benefit from October 1, 2017, making the staff eligible for a lump-sum amount as salary arrears soon.
Designations, mode of appointments and pay structure were also revised as per CPC recommendations for all institutions controlled by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).
Accordingly, there will be only three designations in engineering colleges — assistant professor, associate professor and professor. The existing pay structure involving pay band (PB) and average grade pay (AGP) has been replaced with a pay matrix involving levels and cells.
AGP of Rs 6,000, Rs 7,000, Rs 8,000, Rs 9,000, Rs 10,0000 and Rs 12,000 has been replaced with academic levels numbered 10, 11, 12, 13A1, 14 and 15 respectively. Each academic level consists of several cells (numbered 1-40) and salaries increase when teachers move to next cell.
For example, let us consider an assistant professor, who is receiving Rs 8,000 as AGP now. His pay band was Rs 15,600-Rs 39,100. The AGP of Rs 8,000 corresponds to academic level 12 in the new pay matrix, with Rs 79,800 fixed as entry pay (cell number 1). Once he moves to the next cell (number 2) within the same academic level, he becomes eligible for an annual increment of 3%. So he will earn Rs 82,200 (rounded off to nearest 100). As he progresses through the matrix, the pay will increase and once he reaches cell 40 (last) of academic level 12, he will receive Rs 2,11,500 as salary.
A formally constituted selection committee will decide on promotions to the next academic level and designations.
Besides, teachers are eligible to get Rs 75,000 professional development grant (on reimbursement basis), research promotion grant from their institutes/universities and engage in consultancy services to generate revenue.
As far as pension, gratuity, leave encashment, health insurance and other terminal benefits are concerned, the present state government rules will continue to be applied.
Designations, mode of appointments and pay structure were also revised as per CPC recommendations for all institutions controlled by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).
Accordingly, there will be only three designations in engineering colleges — assistant professor, associate professor and professor. The existing pay structure involving pay band (PB) and average grade pay (AGP) has been replaced with a pay matrix involving levels and cells.
AGP of Rs 6,000, Rs 7,000, Rs 8,000, Rs 9,000, Rs 10,0000 and Rs 12,000 has been replaced with academic levels numbered 10, 11, 12, 13A1, 14 and 15 respectively. Each academic level consists of several cells (numbered 1-40) and salaries increase when teachers move to next cell.
For example, let us consider an assistant professor, who is receiving Rs 8,000 as AGP now. His pay band was Rs 15,600-Rs 39,100. The AGP of Rs 8,000 corresponds to academic level 12 in the new pay matrix, with Rs 79,800 fixed as entry pay (cell number 1). Once he moves to the next cell (number 2) within the same academic level, he becomes eligible for an annual increment of 3%. So he will earn Rs 82,200 (rounded off to nearest 100). As he progresses through the matrix, the pay will increase and once he reaches cell 40 (last) of academic level 12, he will receive Rs 2,11,500 as salary.
A formally constituted selection committee will decide on promotions to the next academic level and designations.
Besides, teachers are eligible to get Rs 75,000 professional development grant (on reimbursement basis), research promotion grant from their institutes/universities and engage in consultancy services to generate revenue.
As far as pension, gratuity, leave encashment, health insurance and other terminal benefits are concerned, the present state government rules will continue to be applied.
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