UGC notification regarding revised pay scales soon

HERE IS some good news for those college and university teachers who have been eagerly waiting for the University Grant Commission (UGC) letter on the implementation of the revised pay scales in line with the notification of the Ministry of Human Resources Development (HRD). UGC chairman and secretary, Prof Sukhdev Thorat has assured a 10-member delegation of the All India Federation of University and College Teachers’ Association (AIFUCTO) that a communication concerning the HRD notification, along with the fixation formula for implementation of the new pay scales would be sent within a couple of days to the Vice-Chancellors of universities and all state governments. Apart from this, the draft UGC regulations would be finalised after due consultation with the teachers’ association.Giving this information, the President of the MDU Teachers’ Association and one of the members of the delegation, Dr Wazir Nehra, said the delegation had met the UGC Chairman to seek the issue of the said communication at the earliest.
“The UGC Chairman also talked with the Secretary of the Union Finance Ministry on the issue of the state government’s share in the grant and the secretary showed a positive response regarding the 100 per cent grant for the uniform implementation of pay scales for college and university teachers throughout India”, Nehra said, adding that the Finance Ministry had also approved the sanction of new posts and made budgetary provision for state universities. The HRD ministry had sent a communication to UGC and all state governments on December 31, 2008 concerning the implementation of the revised pay scales in respect of teachers and equivalent cadres in universities and colleges in line with the recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission. Despite this fact, most state governments had not acted so far on the communication. According to the HRD notification, all Reader/Selection Grade teachers who had completed three years of service in the scale of Rs 12,000-Rs 18300 would be designated as Associate Professors automatically. Besides, DPE’s would be designated as Associate Professors on the same pattern.Nehra said the delegation later met the Haryana Chief Minister, Bhupinder Singh Hooda and submitted a memorandum demanding early implementation of pay scales in line with the HRD notification. The Chief Minister assured that the new pay scales for college and university teachers would be implemented soon, in line with the notification.
Source: merinews
The ball is in the court of state government
Dehra Dun:
The ball is in the court of state governments regarding implementation of revised pay scales for state universities and colleges. State government administration is looking towards clear-cut directions from UGC. State university and college teachers are highly perturbed over delay of the implementation of revised pay scales . They have expressed deep anguish about the injustice done by UGC. Yet, there is hardly any indication to believe that state administration is doing something about their due. The reason is considered to be a MHRD directive. Central ministry has issued directions to UGC about new pay scales of state universities and colleges teachers . It is claimed that notice has been sent to the state government, which is available at the web site of MHRD also. In which way central assistance for implementation can be received by the state, it is mentioned over there. As result of this responsibility of pay fixation and implementation is on the state administration. UGC teachers of the state are putting their pressure on the government to release revised pay order based on the information given on the web site. Federation of Government College Teachers Association (FUGTA) is in touch with Chief Minister's office. However, higher education administration has expressed no visible activity in this regard. Sources in Directorate of Higher Education have revealed that they want clear-cut directions from UGC to go ahead in this regard.

40% arrears to Allahabad University& Constituent College Teachers

This year's Holi would be sweeter for around 800 teachers of the Allahabad University and its constituent colleges as the authorities of the varsity have released an order regarding disbursement of 40 per cent of their Sixth Pay Commission arrears."The orders have been signed on February 21 and the amount of arrears would be transferred to respective accounts in the first week of March," said JN Mishra, officiating finance officer, AU. "The new pay scales, recommended by the Sixth Pay Commission, are effective from January 1, 2006," he added.Besides, giving the arrears, the varsity authorities have also issued orders sanctioning payment of two increments to constituent college teachers who have a PhD. The orders meet a longstanding demand of the college teachers as their university counterparts were already getting the increments.The pay revision order paves way for all AU professors, including the vice-chancellor, getting Rs 2.5 lakh, all readers, both of the varsity and the colleges, getting Rs 1.5 lakh and all lecturers getting Rs 1 lakh as arrears. The university plans to disburse the remaining (60 per cent) amount once it gets the all-clear from the University Grants Commission (UGC). The varsity is set to bear a burden of about Rs 15 cr disbursing the said amount.The order, issued by the varsity registrar Firdaus A Wani, has been sent to all heads of departments, directors of institutes and principals of the constituent colleges. The disbursement is on an ad-hoc basis as it would be disbursed only after taking an undertaking from all beneficiaries that in case of any variation, teachers would have to payback the amount of variation.Now, with the said two orders meeting out the two major demands of the nine-point charter of demands forwarded by the Allahabad University and Constituent Colleges' Teachers' Association (AUCCTA), it would be interesting to see its implications on the massive dharna scheduled to be staged at the AU North Hall on February 28.
Lucknow University Associated College Teachers (LUACTA) on Friday warned the state government of serious consequences, if it delayed the implementation of Chaddha Commission report. The state accounts show that a budgetary provision of around Rs 1.50 crore has been made for salary hike of the higher education teachers but the file related to it is gathering dust in the higher education department. Significantly, 80% of the funds for salary increase will be given by the UGC. "We will teach ruling party a lesson in Lok Sabha elections, if proposals are further delayed," said LUACTA president Moulindu Mishra. Meanwhile, a section of teachers in the Lucknow University boycotted work to protest against the performance based promotion system recommended by UGC. On the other hand, UGC issued a clarification saying that the Central government has released grant for payment of 40% of arrears as per the recommendations made by Sixth Central Pay Commission. The UGC is in the process of releasing the grant to the universities and colleges. The UGC has clarified about various pay scales teachers would be getting after pay revision.

DRAFT UGC NOTIFICATION ON REVISION OF PAY SCALES, MINIMUM

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The scheme of revision of pay scales, minimum qualifications for appointment,
other service conditions of University and College Teachers, Librarians and Directors of
Physical Education as a measure for the maintenance of standards in higher education.

COVERAGE
The scheme applies to University and College Teachers, Librarians, Directors of
Physical Education and Colleges (excluding Agricultural, Medical, and
Veterinary Science Colleges) admitted to the privileges of the Universities unless
they specially exercise an option in writing to remain out of this scheme. The
scheme will apply to the Teachers in the Faculty of Agriculture, Medicine and
Veterinary Science in the Central Universities.
PAY SCALES AND PAY FIXATION FORMULA
The revised scales of pay has been decided by the Government of India, Ministry of
Human Resource Development. The pay “fixation formula” developed by UGC based on the MHRD notification is to be received from MHRD.
This fixation formula shall be adopted for teachers and equivalent positions in the
Library and Physical Education cadres in Universities and Colleges.

RECRUITMENT AND QUALIFICATIONS
1-The direct recruitment to the post of Assistant Professors, Associate Professors
and Professors in the Universities and Colleges shall be on the basis of merit
through all India advertisement and selections by the duly constituted Selection
Committees as per the guidelines prescribed through this notification to be
incorporated under the Statutes/Ordinances of the concerned university. The
composition of such committees should be as prescribed by the UGC in this
notification.
2- The minimum qualifications required for the post of Assistant Professors,
Associate Professors, Professors, Principals, Assistant Directors of Physical
Education, Deputy Directors of Physical Education, Directors of Physical
Education, Assistant Librarians, Deputy Librarians, Librarians will be those as
prescribed by the University Grants Commission in this notification.

3- The “ Screening cum Evaluation Committee” for CAS promotion of assistant
professors/equivalent cadres in Librarians/Physical education from one AGP to the
other higher AGP shall consist of -
1. The Vice Chancellor as the Chairperson of the Selection Committee
2. The Dean of the concerned Faculty
3. The Head of the Department /Chairperson of the School
4. Two subject experts in the concerned subject from outside the University.
The quorum for the committee shall be four of which atleast one subject expert
need to be present.

4- Posts of Associate Professor shall be in the Pay Band of Rs. 37400-67000, with
AGP of Rs.9000. Directly recruited Associate Professors shall be placed in the Pay
Band of Rs.37400-67000 with an AGP of Rs.9000, at the appropriate stage in the
Pay band in terms of the conditions of appointment.

5- Incumbent Readers and Lecturers (Selection Grade) who have completed 3 years
in the current pay scale of Rs.12000-18300 on 1-01-2006 shall be placed in Pay
Band of Rs.37400-67000 with AGP Pay of Rs.9000 and shall be re-designated as
Associate Professor on satisfying the API/WP as per Tables I & II through the
PASS methodology stipulated in this guideline through a duly constituted
selection committee as suggested for the direct recruitment of Associate
Professor.

6. Incumbent Readers and Lecturers (Selection Grade) who had not completed three
years in the pay scale of Rs.12000-18300 on 1.1.2006 shall be placed at the
appropriate stage in the Pay Band of Rs.15600-39100 with AGP of Rs.8000 till
they complete 3 years of service in the grade of Lecturer (Selection Grade) /
Reader, and thereafter shall be placed in the higher Pay Band of Rs.37400-67000
and accordingly re-designated as Associate Professor on satisfying the required
credit points in API/WP as per Tables-I and II through the PASS methodology
stipulated in this guideline through a duly constituted selection committee as
suggested for the direct recruitment of Associate Professor.

7. Readers/Lecturers (Selection Grade) in service at present shall continue to be
designated as Lecturer (Selection Grade) or Readers, as the case may be, until
they are placed in the Pay Band of Rs.37400-67000 and re-designated as
Associate Professor on satisfying the required credit points in API/WP as per in
Tables I and II through the PASS methodology stipulated in this guideline
through a duly constituted selection committee as suggested for the direct
recruitment of Associate Professor.

8. Ten percent of the posts of Professors in a university shall be in the higher AGP
of Rs.12000, however, teachers appointed to the posts shall continue to be
designated as Professor. Eligibility for appointment as a Professor in the higher
Academic Grade Pay shall be on satisfying the required credit points in API/WP
as per Tables I and II through the PASS methodology stipulated in this guidelines
through a duly constituted selection committee as suggested for the direct
recruitment of Professor. The eligibility conditions shall, inter alia, include
publications in peer reviewed / referred Research Journals, awards/ honours/15
recognitions and the requirement of at least 10 years of teaching as Professor and
post-doctoral work of a high standard.


Professors in Under Graduate and Post Graduate Colleges:
Ten percent of the number of sanctioned posts of Associate Professor in an Under
Graduate College shall be that of Professors and shall be subject to the same
criterion for selection / appointment as that of Professors in Universities provided
that there shall not be more than one post of Professor in each Department. and
provided further that One-fourth (25%) of the posts of Professor in UG Colleges
shall be directly recruited or filled on deputation by eligible teachers and the
remaining three-fourths (75%) of posts of Professors shall be filled by merit
promotion from among eligible Associate Professors of the relevant department of
the Under Graduate College. Identification of posts of Professor in an Under
Graduate College for being filled through direct recruitment / deputation shall be
carried out by the affiliating/concerned University acting in consultation with the
College. Where the number of posts of Professor worked out as a percentage of
the number of posts of Associate Professor for merit promotion or direct
recruitment / deputation is not an integer, the same shall be rounded off to the
next higher integer. The selection shall be conducted through the API/WP scoring
system with PASS methodology stipulated in this notification;

There shall be one post of Professor in each Department of a Post-Graduate
College and shall be subject to the same criterion for selection / appointment as
that of Professors in Universities, provided that one-fourth (25%) of the posts of
Professor shall be filled on deputation/direct recruitment from among eligible
teachers and the remaining three-fourths (75%) of posts shall be filled through
merit promotion from among the eligible Associate Professors in the relevant
department of the Post-Graduate college. Identification of posts of Professor in a
Post-Graduate College for being filled through direct recruitment/deputation shall
be carried out by the affiliating/concerned University acting in consultation with
the College. Where the number of posts of professor for merit promotion or
direct recruitment/deputation shall be within the competence of the University
acting in consultation with the College.