GUWAHATI: A list of modified guidelines has been issued by the Office of the Director of Higher Education to be followed for the recruitment of Assistant Professors and Librarians to the Provincialised Colleges of Assam.
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As per the modified guidelines issued on 26th November, the weightage given to the marks secured by a candidate during his/her school and college examinations have been raised higher and the value of the Ph.D earned has been reduced.
The marks allotted for the educational qualifications have been modified as follows- 10 percent (maximum 10 marks) allotted to the HSLC examinations remain the same, the weightage of HSSLC marks has been raised from 13 to 14 percent (maximum 14 marks), that of graduation raised from the earlier 22% to 25% (maximum 25 marks) and 30 % (maximum 30 marks) of marks from the post-graduate level will be taken compared to the earlier 25%.
While the total percentage earmarked from academic records have been increased to a total of 79 marks from the earlier 70, that attributed to the Research Contribution and Experience has been reduced from 25 marks to 18 only.
Only 9 marks of the compulsory Ph.D degree and 3 marks of the M.Phil degree will be counted for recruitment.
“This new order served by the directorate of higher education (DHE), Assam, recently for the appointment of college teachers is highly discriminatory not only in terms of academic marking for previous batches but also in its highly inconsiderate attitude towards research and teaching experience, which should be the prime criteria for selection of teachers in colleges,” Ahinur Islam, Joint Secretary of All Assam Unemployed NET/SLET/MPhil/PhD Holders Association told media.
“Contrary to the DHE Assam order, UGC says in case of M.Phil, seven marks for more than 60% marks secured and five marks for 50-60% marks secured have to be given. Significantly, according to the UGC, for PhD, 25 mark needs to be allotted,” he added.
Many research scholars have expressed their concern in this regard saying that the new rules might deprive many from securing the job despite phenomenal performance in their research.
"It is often seen that people tend to do much better in their academic careers in later years. Many successful scholars and professors will tell that their academics weren't that great. But this new rule will prove to be a major hindrance. To date, the HSLC and HSSLC marks were only considered for securing admission to higher classes but were not considered for recruitment. But that has been changed now," said a Ph.D scholar.
