GURUS OF SOCIETY

GURUS OF SOCIETY

          Many of the aided Arts and Science Colleges affiliated to various Universities are offering courses it two shifts namely  Shift I, i.e. from 08.30 a.m. to 01.30 p.m. and Shift II, i.e. from 01.30 p.m. to 06.15 p.m.  The teaching and non-teaching staff employed in Shift I is paid salary by the Government. The courses in the Shift II are on self-financing basis.  Such colleges have obtained approval from the university concerned for conducting courses both during Shift I and Shift II. Without getting approval, they cannot conduct any course.  If they conduct any course without approval, the students could not be admitted for the examinations conducted by the University and University cannot confer degree to those students.

          Many persons are not qualified for appointment as Guest Lecturer as per the UGC norms, as they do not possess Ph.D. All most all the Lecturers employed in Shift II, which is conducted on self-financing basis, are Guest Lecturers and no one is a regular Lecturer. Those Guest Lecturers are paid a paltry sum at the rate of Rs.100/- per hour or a meager consolidated salary.

          The Colleges have not obtained qualification approval for Guest Lecturers appointed by them, while all the courses are handled by Guest Lecturers only. Since the colleges are not obtaining qualification approval for Part time / Guest Lecturers appointed by them, the details regard to the number of part time lecturers appointed by the affiliated colleges are not available even with many of the Universities.

          The approval / Provisional Affiliation for starting the courses in the evening college under un-aided pattern are granted subject to the fulfilment of conditions of affiliation. Some of the usual Conditions of affiliation are as follows::

1. The Return of Staff in the prescribed form shall be forwarded separately for the evening college courses on the prescribed date.

2. The work of the teachers in the evening colleges shall not exceed that prescribed for regular colleges.  The remuneration shall also be the same.

3. An agreement shall be entered into with each teacher to be appointed as per the requirements of the University / Tamilnadu Private Colleges [Regulation] Act and Rules thereunder."

          Further, the Tamil Nadu Private Colleges (Regulation) Act and the Rules framed there under, govern the conditions of services of the Lecturers employed both in the regular college and the evening college. As per the said Act, an agreement in the prescribed form has to be entered into, between the Lecturers and the colleges (even in the case of temporary Lecturers) on their appointment. It is unfortunate that neither permanent nor temporary Lecturers are appointed and on the other hand, part time / Guest Lecturers are appointed for Shift II/Evening College. No such agreements are entered.

          In most of the colleges, all the Lecturers are Guest Lecturers and no one is a permanent Lecturer in Shift II/Evening college. The High court has categorically deprecated the appointment of Guest Lecturers for years together. Such Guest lecturers are treated almost like casual or daily wage employees, and are given remuneration on an hourly basis and that too without even giving them any formal appointment order. Naturall such lecturers will not take interest in their work and they will not have commitment to the said job. Further, there is no security of tenure for such teachers and they are paid a paltry sum upto a maximum of Rs.5,000 per month less than that of even last grade servants.

          Many of such colleges used to appoint teachers on temporary basis at the commencement of an academic year and terminate their services before the commencement of the next summer vacation, or earlier, to appoint them again on the same basis at the commencement of next academic year and to terminate their services before the commencement of the succeeding summer vacation or earlier and used to continue to do so year after year.

          If the teachers had been appointed regularly, they would have been entitled to the benefits of summer vacation with the salary and allowances payable in respect of that period and to all other privileges such as casual leave, medical leave and maternity leave etc. available to all other regular teachers. These benefits are denied to these ad hoc teachers unreasonably on account of this pernicious system of appointment adopted by the colleges.

          These ad hoc teachers are unnecessarily subjected to an arbitrary hiring and firing policy. These teachers who constitute the bulk of the educated unemployed are compelled to accept these jobs on an ad hoc basis with miserable conditions of service. The colleges are exploiting this situation.

The selection body must ensure that the most meritorious persons are selected as teachers Most of the self financing institutions are run on the same style and pattern. Now thousands of students are studying in self financing colleges, and Guest Lecturers are appointed and the colleges do not seek qualification approval for those Lecturers as they are not regular Lecturers.  So, University has to strictly verify whether all the approved courses, either aided or unaided, are handled by regular Lecturers, whose qualifications were approved and has to withdraw approval to the courses which are handled by Lecturers for whom qualification their statutory function in order to maintain standards of higher education..

          The teachers who are given such appointments are not likely to take much interest in their work. They will not be able to work with a free mind and will feel all the time that there is a Damocles Sword hanging over their heads.

          Surely the students deserve good teachers. Good education is of paramount importance for the progress of society in the modern age. The teachers are the gurus of society, and they must be given proper respect, proper status, and a secure job, so that they can function with a free mind and take interest in their work. This practise of making appointments of guest lecturers is not conducive to this end, and must now be revoked. In order to have effective and efficient educational set up it is necessary to do away with

Ad-hocism in teaching appointments.

Nellai Advocate V.Kannan                9443154058

 advocatekannan@fastmail.fm

GURUS OF SOCIETY

GURUS OF SOCIETY

          Many of the aided Arts and Science Colleges affiliated to various Universities are offering courses it two shifts namely  Shift I, i.e. from 08.30 a.m. to 01.30 p.m. and Shift II, i.e. from 01.30 p.m. to 06.15 p.m.  The teaching and non-teaching staff employed in Shift I is paid salary by the Government. The courses in the Shift II are on self-financing basis.  Such colleges have obtained approval from the university concerned for conducting courses both during Shift I and Shift II. Without getting approval, they cannot conduct any course.  If they conduct any course without approval, the students could not be admitted for the examinations conducted by the University and University cannot confer degree to those students.

          Many persons are not qualified for appointment as Guest Lecturer as per the UGC norms, as they do not possess Ph.D. All most all the Lecturers employed in Shift II, which is conducted on self-financing basis, are Guest Lecturers and no one is a regular Lecturer. Those Guest Lecturers are paid a paltry sum at the rate of Rs.100/- per hour or a meager consolidated salary.

          The Colleges have not obtained qualification approval for Guest Lecturers appointed by them, while all the courses are handled by Guest Lecturers only. Since the colleges are not obtaining qualification approval for Part time / Guest Lecturers appointed by them, the details regard to the number of part time lecturers appointed by the affiliated colleges are not available even with many of the Universities.

          The approval / Provisional Affiliation for starting the courses in the evening college under un-aided pattern are granted subject to the fulfilment of conditions of affiliation. Some of the usual Conditions of affiliation are as follows::

1. The Return of Staff in the prescribed form shall be forwarded separately for the evening college courses on the prescribed date.

2. The work of the teachers in the evening colleges shall not exceed that prescribed for regular colleges.  The remuneration shall also be the same.

3. An agreement shall be entered into with each teacher to be appointed as per the requirements of the University / Tamilnadu Private Colleges [Regulation] Act and Rules thereunder."

          Further, the Tamil Nadu Private Colleges (Regulation) Act and the Rules framed there under, govern the conditions of services of the Lecturers employed both in the regular college and the evening college. As per the said Act, an agreement in the prescribed form has to be entered into, between the Lecturers and the colleges (even in the case of temporary Lecturers) on their appointment. It is unfortunate that neither permanent nor temporary Lecturers are appointed and on the other hand, part time / Guest Lecturers are appointed for Shift II/Evening College. No such agreements are entered.

          In most of the colleges, all the Lecturers are Guest Lecturers and no one is a permanent Lecturer in Shift II/Evening college. The High court has categorically deprecated the appointment of Guest Lecturers for years together. Such Guest lecturers are treated almost like casual or daily wage employees, and are given remuneration on an hourly basis and that too without even giving them any formal appointment order. Naturall such lecturers will not take interest in their work and they will not have commitment to the said job. Further, there is no security of tenure for such teachers and they are paid a paltry sum upto a maximum of Rs.5,000 per month less than that of even last grade servants.

          Many of such colleges used to appoint teachers on temporary basis at the commencement of an academic year and terminate their services before the commencement of the next summer vacation, or earlier, to appoint them again on the same basis at the commencement of next academic year and to terminate their services before the commencement of the succeeding summer vacation or earlier and used to continue to do so year after year.

          If the teachers had been appointed regularly, they would have been entitled to the benefits of summer vacation with the salary and allowances payable in respect of that period and to all other privileges such as casual leave, medical leave and maternity leave etc. available to all other regular teachers. These benefits are denied to these ad hoc teachers unreasonably on account of this pernicious system of appointment adopted by the colleges.

          These ad hoc teachers are unnecessarily subjected to an arbitrary hiring and firing policy. These teachers who constitute the bulk of the educated unemployed are compelled to accept these jobs on an ad hoc basis with miserable conditions of service. The colleges are exploiting this situation.

The selection body must ensure that the most meritorious persons are selected as teachers Most of the self financing institutions are run on the same style and pattern. Now thousands of students are studying in self financing colleges, and Guest Lecturers are appointed and the colleges do not seek qualification approval for those Lecturers as they are not regular Lecturers.  So, University has to strictly verify whether all the approved courses, either aided or unaided, are handled by regular Lecturers, whose qualifications were approved and has to withdraw approval to the courses which are handled by Lecturers for whom qualification their statutory function in order to maintain standards of higher education..

          The teachers who are given such appointments are not likely to take much interest in their work. They will not be able to work with a free mind and will feel all the time that there is a Damocles Sword hanging over their heads.

          Surely the students deserve good teachers. Good education is of paramount importance for the progress of society in the modern age. The teachers are the gurus of society, and they must be given proper respect, proper status, and a secure job, so that they can function with a free mind and take interest in their work. This practise of making appointments of guest lecturers is not conducive to this end, and must now be revoked. In order to have effective and efficient educational set up it is necessary to do away with

Ad-hocism in teaching appointments.

Nellai Advocate V.Kannan                9443154058

 advocatekannan@fastmail.fm