Self-financing college teachers in Calicut varsity up in arms against circular

Appointment of module members successful self-financing colleges affiliated with the University of Calicut (CU) is again turning retired to beryllium a thorny issue, with the authorities issuing a circular saying lone those with a PhD oregon those who person cleared the University Grants Commission’s (UGC) National Eligibility Test (NET) should beryllium appointed to the posts.

Of the 400-odd colleges affiliated with the university, implicit 200 are successful the self-financing sector. More than 1 lakh students are pursuing undergraduate and postgraduate courses successful these institutions. The latest determination is expected to impact thousands of module members, who whitethorn suffer their jobs from the adjacent world year. Though the assemblage had taken a akin determination successful April 2025, the Syndicate decided to frost it pursuing protests.

The latest circular, issued by Registrar Denoj Sebastian connected February 9, follows a absorption from the bureau of Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, besides the Chancellor of the university, to the Vice-Chancellor (V-C). The circular says that the qualifications mandated successful the UGC regulations should beryllium strictly followed portion appointing module members successful each affiliated institutions. Along with this, their details should beryllium uploaded onto the web portals of these colleges. Any usurpation of these instructions volition beryllium earnestly dealt with, the circular adds.

However, associations representing self-financing assemblage unit criticised the move. In a statement, the pro-Left Self-Financing College Teachers and Staff Association (SFCTSA) said that a ample fig of teachers successful these colleges were appointed years ago. The relation said that the Assembly had passed a instrumentality successful 2021 saying these teachers should beryllium fixed capable clip to wide the UGC-NET oregon get a PhD. The past Governor had cleared the authorities arsenic well. The SFCTSA besides pointed retired that though the caller circular highlighted the UGC-mandated qualifications, it was soundless connected ensuring the wage stipulated by the Central bureau for the teachers. Most universities were not providing facilities for the unit to get PhDs, the relation added.

Another corporate of self-financing assemblage teachers submitted a memorandum to the V-C connected Monday (February 16) seeking astatine slightest 5 years for the existing unit to get the required qualifications. The corporate said that abrupt authoritative enactment could pb to galore module members losing their root of livelihood. Both organisations demanded that the circular beryllium enactment connected hold.