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Teaching fellows astatine 16 constituent colleges of the Anna University staged a protestation against its determination to region them from work without anterior notice, connected Saturday.
The teaching fellows, numbering 335, were employed arsenic impermanent module successful the constituent colleges for 10 to 15 years, drafting salaries betwixt ₹25,000 and ₹30,000.
S.C. Rajkumar, president, Anna University Temporary Faculty Welfare Association, said the members approached the assemblage authorities for clarification, but did not get a due response.
Their biannual contract, which was to beryllium renewed successful January last, was not renewed, leaving them successful the lurch. Mr. Rajkumar said the protestation was to bring to the announcement of the Chief Minister the livelihood issues faced by the impermanent faculty.
The assemblage authorities said their contracts were not renewed since the constituent colleges did not person vacancies, which was not true, helium added.
During their recruitment, the teaching fellows had to walk a written trial and look an interrogation panel, but due procedures were not followed earlier removing them from service, helium added.
