அண்ணா பல்கலையில் சிறப்பு நியமனங்கள்: மாதம் ரூ.1.5 லட்சம் வரை ஊதியம்

Added : மார் 01, 2020 22:34

சென்னை: அண்ணா பல்கலையில் சிறப்பு வகை பேராசிரியர்கள் விரைவில் நியமிக்கப்பட உள்ளனர். இதற்கான ஊதியம் மற்றும் கல்வித்தகுதி குறித்து, 'சிண்டிகேட்' கூட்டத்தில், புதிய விதிகள் வகுக்கப்பட்டுள்ளன. அதன் விபரம்:தொழில் துறையில் புதிய ஆராய்ச்சிகளை மேற்கொண்டு, பொதுத்துறை மற்றும் தனியார் துறைகளில், சிறப்பாக செயல்பட்டவர்களை, சிறப்பு பேராசிரியரான, 'விசிட்டிங் புரொபசர்' என்ற பதவியில் நியமிக்கலாம்.

ஆராய்ச்சிமதிப்புமிகு பேராசிரியர் என்ற, 'எமினென்ஸ் புரொபசர்' பதவிக்கு நியமிக்கப்படுவோர், தேசிய மற்றும் சர்வதேச அளவில் பிரபலமானவர்களாகவும், ஆராய்ச்சி விருதுகளை பெற்றவர்களாக இருக்கவும் வேண்டும். சிறப்புமிகு, 'ஹானரரி புரொபசர்' என்ற பதவிக்கு, பிரபலமான விஞ்ஞானிகள், அறிவியலாளர்கள், தொழில்நுட்ப வல்லுனர்களை நியமிக்கலாம்.இந்த பதவிகளுக்கு, ஐ.ஐ.டி., - என்.ஐ.டி., - ஐ.ஐ.எஸ்சி., ஆகிய, மத்திய அரசின் உயர்கல்வி நிறுவனங்களில் பணியாற்றி, ஓய்வுபெற்ற பேராசிரியர்களை தேர்வு செய்யலாம். மொத்தம் உள்ள பேராசிரியர்கள் பணியிடங்களில், 10 சதவீதத்தை, இந்த வகை பேராசிரியர்களை நியமிக்கலாம் என, விதிகள் வகுக்கப்பட்டுஉள்ளன. சிறப்பு நியமன பேராசிரியர்களுக்கு, 60 ஆயிரம் ரூபாய் முதல், 1.5 லட்சம் ரூபாய் வரை மதிப்பூதியம் அல்லது தொகுப்பூதியம் வழங்கப்படும்.

அனுமதிசிறப்புமிகு பேராசிரியர் என்ற, ஹானரரி பேராசிரியர்களுக்கு சம்பளம் கிடையாது; ஆராய்ச்சி மற்றும் முதுநிலை மாணவர்களுக்கு அவர்கள் பாடம் எடுப்பர்.இந்த சிறப்பு பேராசிரியர் நியமனத்துக்கான விண்ணப்பங்களை, கல்லுாரிகளின் முதல்வர்கள், பல்கலையின் துணைவேந்தருக்கு வழங்க வேண்டும். விண்ணப்பத்தில் உள்ள தகவல்களை, துணைவேந்தரே நேரடியாக பரிசீலித்து, விண்ணப்பித்தவருக்கு, அதிகபட்சம், ஓராண்டு வரை பணியில் ஈடுபட அனுமதிக்கலாம் என, விதிகளில் தெரிவிக்கப் பட்டுள்ளது.

Report says Madurai Kamaraj University professor used 'filthy' words against female staff, students

Periyasamy, who works as a teacher at MKU Constituency College in Thirumangalam, was accused of 'emotionally harassing' female faculty members and students.

Published: 01st March 2020 12:43 PM |

Madurai Kamaraj University

By Express News Service

MADURAI: A report submitted by Madurai Kamaraj University's (MKU) Internal Committee on a complaint against a male faculty member concluded that the teacher used unparliamentary and filthy words against students and female teachers.

Periyasamy, who works as a teacher at MKU Constituency College in Thirumangalam, was accused of "emotionally harassing" female faculty members and students. On Tuesday, the committee questioned Periyasamy, who is also the head of the Department of Tamil and recorded his statements.

The committee also recorded the complainants' statements. Sources said the committee interacted with students, teachers and a few non-teaching staff as well.

In its report, the committee concluded that the teaching faculty used "unparliamentary and filthy words" while speaking to female teachers, girl and boy students.

Sources said that the committee recommended MKU Vice-Chancellor M Krishnan to take action against Periyasamy in the form of transfer/suspension, apology letter, etc.

On Tuesday, the internal committee, comprising syndicate members -- Theena Thayalan, Pari Parameswaran, Rajkumar and Sakila -- questioned the two female teachers of the college, who had lodged a complaint against Periyasamy with Vice-Chancellor M Krishnan a month ago.

Speaking to TNIE, Krishnan said he was yet to read the committee's report since he was out of station.

Meanwhile, sources from the university told TNIE that the V-C would take action against Periyasamy on Monday.

Wanted! Teachers for a day or until the end of Anna University inspection
“When the student is ready, the teacher will appear,” goes a saying. But these teachers only appear when Anna University inspection committees visit colleges to certify affiliation.

Published: 02nd March 2020 02:34 AM | Last Updated: 02nd March 2020 02:34 AM | A+A A-

By Sushmitha Ramakrishnan

Express News Service

CHENNAI: “When the student is ready, the teacher will appear,” goes a saying. But these teachers only appear when Anna University inspection committees visit colleges to certify affiliation. Express reached out to private engineering college faculty across Tamil Nadu. Faculty members of 28 colleges revealed that several colleges have employed fake staff to meet the Faculty-Student Ratio (FSR) during the ongoing inspections by Anna University (AU) to get their affiliation certified.

AU has begun an inspection of the 552 affiliated colleges to check their compliance with All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) regulations. While in the Approval Process Handbook for 2020-21, it had increased the FSR to 1:15, AICTE granted colleges two years to meet the requirement. Colleges have been posting advertisements in newspapers and on social media to hire faculty just for the inspections.

Express accessed the messages sent to faculty members by agents asking for eligible staff for inspection purpose. They have also floated advertisements on several chat groups. One of them read: “Need one PhD in CSE department for inspection purpose in Chennai, Need one PhD in EEE for inspection.” Francis (name changed), a mechanical engineering faculty at a Madurai college, said colleges usually place advertisements in newspapers before inspections asking candidates to apply for vacancies. “When they show up at the interview, they are told that it is only for the purpose of inspection,” he said.

‘Steps taken to ensure no fake teachers are employed’

"She asked if I could submit my certificates for a week and show up on the inspection day at her college. She said they would pay me `10,000 for that one day," said Sajani, adding that many jobless graduates take up this work thinking it's easy money.Francis (name changed), a mechanical engineering faculty at a Madurai college, said colleges usually place advertisements in newspapers before inspections asking candidates to apply for vacancies. "When they show up at the interview, they are told that it is only for the purpose of inspection," he said.

KM Karthik of All India Private College Employees' Union said, "On record, these staff are shown to work throughout the year, while they are given only a single payment - siphoning government funds into their pockets." A few colleges also involve agents/middlemen to hunt for faculty before inspections. Karthik said he has filed a complaint at the CM's office, flagging the issue.

Meanwhile, faculty of the 28 private colleges also indicated that many colleges are struggling to achieve even the previous 1:20 FSR. Whistle-blowers too alleged that some of the colleges have faked up to 150 "faculty members".

"My college has displayed about 60 faculty members on its website ahead of the AU inspections. However, nearly half of them are fake," said a teacher from a college in Namakkal district. A teacher from an engineering college in Kanniyakumari said in the past four years of her employment she had never seen more than a third of the total staff listed by name on the college website. "However, the number of fake staff in each department is limited to one or two, making it hard to track," she said, on request of anonymity.

MK Surappa, Vice-Chancellor of Anna University, said the varsity has taken steps to ensure no such malpractice is followed. These steps include the formation of an inspection committee. Adding that several complaints were received in this regard, he said, "We are thinking of enabling Aadhaar ID and facial recognition to eliminate the possibility of duplication."

Madras High Court upholds railway employee's acquittal for stealing property
The RPF had challenged an order passed by Tiruchy lower court in 2013 acquitting one M Aloysius.

Published: 02nd March 2020 03:30 AM

Madras High Court (File Photo | D Sampath Kumar/EPS)
By Express News Service

MADURAI: The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court upheld the acquittal of a railway employee who faced charges for allegedly stealing control valves and cylindrical rollers belonging to the Railway Department, in Tiruchy in 2000.

Justice M Nirmal Kumar gave the verdict on a criminal appeal filed in 2014 by the Tiruchy Railway Protection Force (RPF) deployed at the Golden Rock Workshop under the Union of India. The RPF had challenged an order passed by Tiruchy lower court in 2013 acquitting one M Aloysius.

According to the prosecution, two brass control valves, bearing marks of the Railway department, were found concealed under the seat of Aloysius' bicycle in November 2000.

Since the workshop had very restricted access, the valves were recovered without the presence of any independent witnesses. Subsequently, a search was conducted at the residence of Aloysius and 46 Railway cylindrical rollers and other engineering materials were seized. Aloysius was booked for 'unlawful possession' of railway properties. However, the trial court acquitted him, challenging which the appeal was filed.

Justice Nirmal Kumar noted that the first seizure had taken place inside the workshop and that taking materials for job inside the workshop is not an offence. Moreover, the materials produced have not been proved to be that of the Railway department and are said to be available even in open market, he pointed out and dismissed the appeal.

‘AIIMS will come up in Madurai as per schedule’

Union Minister lays foundation for ₹325-cr. medical college

02/03/2020, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT ,RAMANATHAPURAM

Harsh Vardhan

Assuring that an All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) will come up in Madurai as per schedule, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday said the Centre would extend all necessary support to the health sector.

Laying the foundation stone for a new government medical college which will come up on a sprawling 22-acre area at an estimated cost of ₹325 crore in Ramanathapuram, he said the proposed AIIMS would have state-of-the-art infrastructure and research facilities on a par with international standards. The funds had been earmarked and the project work would be expedited by the agencies concerned, he said.

Lauding the State government for the proactive measures being taken in the health sector, Dr. Vardhan said the parameters achieved by the State in MMR/IMR were impressive. He appealed to the Health Ministry officials to ensure that there were no maternal deaths.

“Take it as a challenge,” he said, adding that unless the cause of death was unavoidable, there should not be any casualties.

Quoting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he highlighted the plan to have 75 new medical colleges built in as many districts by the time the country celebrates its 75th Independence Day in 2022. The idea was that the government should reach out to the districts that had never received adequate attention since Independence and bring them into the mainstream. Tamil Nadu had benefitted from the initiative as it had received approval to start medical colleges in 11 districts, including Ramanathapuram and Virudhunagar, within six months, he added.

He lauded Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami, State Health Minister C. Vijayabaskar, Health Secretary Beela Rajesh and Ramanathapuram Collector K. Veera Raghava Rao for preparing the Detailed Project Report, which facilitated the speedy sanctioning of funds by the Centre.

Paying rich tributes to late President APJ Abdul Kalam, he said Kalam’s dream of thinking big had become a reality in his home town.

Over 8 lakh will take Plus Two exams from today

This will be the first batch of students to take the test under a revamped State board syllabus

02/03/2020, S. POORVAJA ,CHENNAI

The syllabus was revamped to ensure that students do not resort to rote learning. Photo used for representation purpose

From Monday, nearly 8.16 lakh school students across Tamil Nadu and Puducherry will start writing the Plus Two examinations. Following the revamp of the State board syllabus, this is the first batch of students that will be taking the exams.

A total of 8.35 lakh candidates, including private candidates, will write the exams. In the absence of a blueprint for exams for classes X, XI and XII this year, the Education Department had said that questions could be asked from any lesson for any number of marks.

While model question papers were made available, the Department has made it clear that it should be used only for reference and is not a blueprint of the final paper.

These are the steps taken by the Education Department to ensure that students read the full syllabus and develop a better understanding of concepts, instead of resorting to rote learning, a teacher from a government school in Chennai said, hoping that evaluation methods would reflect the changes.

Coaching sessions

The last few weeks in the run-up to the public exams were spent by students attending coaching sessions with their teachers, and brushing up on concepts which they felt needed attention.

“We have had revisions and special coaching classes for slow learners in the last few weeks. Our general advice to students has been that they should not start studying any concept that is new and unfamiliar to them before the exam. It is better they revise and strengthen the concepts they already know,” said G.J. Manohar, headmaster, M.C.C. Higher Secondary School.

“With the new syllabus for the Plus Two students this term, teachers had to put in a fair bit of preparation to effectively cover the full portions. To train the teachers, we roped in subject experts from colleges and other schools,” said K.R. Nandakumar, State general secretary, Tamil Nadu Nursery Primary Higher Secondary Matriculation and CBSE schools.

On Sunday evening, the education helpline 14417 had language teachers answering the doubts of students. On the days before every exam, the Education Department said that teachers would be available in the evenings to answer queries of students.

Plus Two examinations begin today

02/03/2020,CHENNAI

From Monday, nearly 8.16 lakh students across Tamil Nadu and Puducherry will sit for the Plus Two exams. This is the first batch of students to take the exams after the revamp of the State Board syllabus. In the absence of a blueprint for the exams, the Education Department said questions could be asked from any lesson for any number of marks.