Asst prof candidates hit verification hurdle

Asst prof candidates hit verification hurdle

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Ahmedabad:16.03.2021 

A large number of candidates applying for the post of assistant professors are facing a tough time during the document verification process. Candidates who have a degree in M Com (statistics) and have cleared NET (National Eligibility TEst) or SLET (State-level Eligibility Test) in Commerce, are faced with disqualification.

These candidates are of the view that there is no provision to do NET or SLET with statistics as the main subject so they have no choice but to take the entrance exam required to qualify for job as assistant professor, with commerce as the chosen subject. “The people who are involved in the document verification process lack such basic understanding,” said a candidate who has applied for the post.

After a hiatus of over two decades, Gujarat government had announced a recruitment drive to enlist 927 assistant professors in grant-in aid colleges this January. These professors will be recruited across 44 different programmes in grant-in aid colleges in the state. Besides, the government has also announced recruitment process for 5,700 assistant teachers in schools. The recruitment has been on hold in grant-in-aid schools for about 15 years now.