Haryana decides to recruit staff for varsities through HPSC, HSSC

Haryana decides to recruit staff for varsities through HPSC, HSSC

Oppn Targets Govt Over Issue Of Autonomy

Manvir.Saini@timesgroup.com

Chandigarh: 11.11.2021

In an unprecedented move, which has put the ruling BJP-JJP combine in the firing line, the government has decided to carry out recruitment of teaching and non-teaching staff of all the universities through the Haryana Public Service Commission and Haryana Staff Selection Commission.

The higher education department issued a formal notification related to this on Monday. This has not only triggered unrest among staffers of universities, but has also made the opposition to train guns on the government while terming the move as “ending the autonomy of universities” in the violation of statutes.

Notably, there are eight state government-run universities in Haryana. In all the state universities, there is an issue of shortage of teaching as well as non-teaching staff.

“Universities are an autonomous bodies and they have capable staff and experts to conduct their own recruitment. And committees are constituted for this purpose. Now, this order will certainly have government’s direct interference into the affair. This would prove costly for all,” said a senior professor of MDU.

“This is the biggest blunder which the BJP-JJP government has made on the lines of Union government which has ruined the autonomy of internationally acclaimed universities like JNU. All this is being done to give a backdoor entry to their favourite and choicest candidates or party loyals. This will ultimately ruin Haryana universities as well,” said Rohtak and Jhajjar MLA B B Batra and Geeta Bhukkal at Chandigarh. Aftab Ahmed, deputy leader of opposition, said this way, the government has shown complete disrespect to the Constitution of India.

Haryana education minister Kanwar Pal Gujjar defended the decision. “The government has not taken away anybody’s autonomy. We have just dealt with the recruitment part and this will give more support to universities and they will work more independently,” said Gujjar.

Sources said for group-B posts, universities will send requisition to HPSC. HPSC will conduct examinations and interview for these posts and the list of selected candidates recommended would be sent to the university for appointment.

“For this, the statutes/service rules of the university are to be amended. In case of the registrar, the statutes may be amended to provide for a search-cum-selection committee consisting of the vicechancellor as chairperson, one expert each to be nominated by the HPSC, Haryana State Higher Education Council, state government and Executive Council of the University,” said the higher education department said in its orders to all the vice-chancellors of the universities under it.

For group C and D posts, the universities will send requisitions to Haryana Staff Selection Commission. HSSC will conduct examination and the list of selected candidates recommended will be provided to the university for appointment. And for the post of assistant professor (in case examination are proposed to be held), the university will send requisition to HPSC, which will conduct examination and the list of candidates with the marks obtained in the examination would be provided to the university.

The government has not taken away anybody’s autonomy. We have just dealt with the recruitment part and this will give more support to universities and they will work more independently

Kanwar Pal Gujjar | HARYANA EDUCATION MINISTER