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The Higher Education section has formally informed universities of its determination to discontinue the signifier of appointing Senior Professors which had been implemented successful accordance with the 6th University Grants Commission (UGC) wage revision.
The designation of Senior Professor was earlier granted to those who had served astatine slightest 10 years arsenic Professor and qualified done a peculiar interrogation process.
An bid clarifies that the presumption was ne'er intended to let for promotions, but lone to accommodate existing officers nether the 6th UGC wage revision wrong the 7th Central Pay Commission scales. Besides, the station is not included successful the 7th All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) wage revision order.
Financial constraints
Considering specified factors and fixed the “present fiscal constraints” of the State, the authorities decided not to see the station of Senior Professor successful either the UGC oregon AICTE wage revision schemes. As a result, the station remains inadmissible to teaching module crossed each universities and institutions.
Several module members who had been appointed arsenic Senior Professor since 2019 person already retired from service, portion immoderate proceed to clasp the station successful assorted universities. Their appointments are present apt to beryllium annulled.
The determination is expected to person wider implications, peculiarly successful the assignment of Vice-Chancellors and Pro-Vice Chancellors. Candidates belonging to the Senior Professor’s fertile are often fixed penchant for specified posts.
