Anna varsity seeks PhD for asst prof jobs, faces opposition
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai: 24.10.2020
Citing University Grants Commission’s (UGC) guidelines, candidates who qualified the National Eligibility Test (NET), State Level Eligibility Test (SLET) have opposed Anna University changing the minimum qualification for assistant professors from postgraduation to PhD. They said as per the UGC guidelines, the minimum qualification for arts and science subjects is 55% in postgraduate course and NET qualification.
Anna University has notified 312 vacancies including 139 assistant professors, 106 associate professors and 67 professors in four campuses after a gap of six years. The notification said candidates applying for science and humanities teaching posts in the university should have one year experience after getting their PhDs and that all candidates should have secured first class in UG and PG. If the classification is not available, they should have a minimum 70% score in their programmes. Earlier, the candidates needed a first class in either UG or PG.
“There is no NET for engineering subjects. But fixing PhD as a minimum qualification for arts and science subjects, assistant librarian posts is against UGC guidelines,” said R Thangamuniyandi, secretary, NET SLET Association. He sought a new notification making 55% marks in PG as qualified for arts, science and humanity subjects.
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