Dear Dr. K C Pathak,
With reference to the Draft Regulation for UGC Notification on revision of Pay Scales made available on the UGC website, we the members of Maulana Azad National Urdu University Teachers’ Association (MANUUTA) want to draw your attention towards some important points as mentioned below:
The following points have to be reconsidered and modified in the UGC Draft Notification on Revision of Pay Scales, etc., 2009:
1. According to UGC Draft Notification, 2009, the items, 6.4.2., 6.4.3., and 6.4.4 referring to the incumbent Readers/Lecturers (Selection Grade) i.e., those who have completed 3 years on 1-1-2006 or after, their placement in the Pay Band IV is conditional and selection based on interview is made compulsory. It completely goes against the Rule 1 and Rule 2(viii) MHRD Recommendations, dated 31-12-2008.
2. As per the item nos. 6.4.2 - 6.4.4 of the UGC Draft notification, it appears that faculties currently working as Lecturer and Professor will be designated as Assistant Professor and Professor respectively but the incumbent Readers who have/or have not completed 03 years on 1.1.2006, will be designated as Reader after the implementation of the new pay scale system. Incumbent Readers/Lecturer (Selection Grade) will be re-designated as Associate Professor only on satisfying the required credit points in API/WP through PASS methodology through a duly constituted selection committee suggested for the direct recruitment of Associate Professors. We want to know why only incumbent Readers/Lecturers (Selection Grade) are being put on the acid test for satisfying the required credit points in API/WP and have to face the selection committee to achieve their designation as Associate Professor, when MHRD Recommendations clearly states that there will be only a three categories of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Professor?
3. All directly recruited Readers after 01.01.2006 should be re-designated as Associate Professors with retrospective effect. A distinction between a Reader by means of CAS and one who has been directly appointed has to be made. Hence, directly appointed Readers should be placed in Pay Band IV and called as Associate Professors as they have already faced a selection committee to get this position. It is totally unethical and unfair to make them again go through the same selection process to be redesignated as Associate Professors.
4. According to UGC Draft Notification, 2009, the Items, 5.1.8., 6.0.4., 6.1,0., 6.2.0., 6.3.0., 6.4.1 refer to the constitution of Selection Committees and the Selection procedures for different positions, which is same i.e., API and WP, PASS. When the Selection Committees and Selection Procedures are the same for all the categories of posts with the same pay scale, why this bias in respect of the incumbent Readers/Lecturer (Selection Grade)?
5. The CAS process with the system of API/WP/PASS is complicated and a faculty is forced to leave the classroom and engage him/herself for his/her personal career gains.
6. There is discrepancy in the post of Associate Professor according to Rule 4.3.0 a minimum of 8 years teaching experience is required for the direct recruitment on the post of Associate Professor. Whereas, under CAS an Assistant Professor has to spend 12 years in different AGPs to become an Associate Professor. Hence promotion to the post of Associate Professor through CAS be reduced to 8 years.
7. Assistant Professors who have completed their stipulated service in each AGP shall automatically be moved to the higher AGP till the eligibility of Associate Professor is reached, as there is no test or interview for promotions to the higher posts in the ministerial/administrative services.
8. The pay gap at the entry level of Assistant Professor and Associate Professor be reduced and made relatively reasonable.
With warm regards,
Dr. Abdul Quayum,
General Secy, MANUUTA
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