UGC seeks Anna varsity’s response on violation of norms
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The University Grants Commission (UGC) has sought a response from Anna University on a criticism from an applicant for the submit of assistant librarian.
The Commission has written to the Registrar of Anna University, advising him to observe the UGC norms in school recruitment and alter the commercial as per UGC rules.
In a letter dated February 4, Supriya Dahiya, schooling officer, UGC, cited a letter obtained from one A.S. Puhazhenthi, who mentioned the University had violated the UGC norms for recruitment for the submit of assistant librarian.
‘Cannot be overlooked’
Ms. Dahiya, in her letter, cited Clause 4.7 of the UGC rules on Minimum Qualifications for Appointment of Teachers and different Academic Staff in Universities and Colleges and Measures for Maintenance for Standards in Higher Education Regulations, 2018, and mentioned they’re obligatory and “cannot be overlooked at any stage in any circumstances”.
University officers, nevertheless, mentioned the establishment was ruled by the All India Council for Technical Education pointers. “The norms for the University are implemented through a Government of Tamil Nadu G.O. [government order]. In fact, while all universities implemented the revised UGC pay scales as per guidelines in 2019, we implemented it only three months ago. It was only in the beginning of 2020 that the State government issued the G.O. for the same,” mentioned an official.
The University has technical positions which might be thought of as non-teaching cadres however the qualification requirement for such posts was greater, mentioned J. Kumar, former Registrar.
“For example, a clerical assistant in Annamalai University may be appointed with just a degree. But in Anna University, we have special guidelines as per the nature of the institution. We would require the person to have knowledge of and certification in typewriting, and proficiency in working on the computer,” he mentioned.
