NEW DELHI: The faculty at IIT Delhi has decided to go on mass leave for on Tuesday to protest the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission. The
faculty members will also wear black badges from Monday.
The Faculty Forum of IITD decided in its general body meeting on Saturday that its members will take a casual leave to mark their protest and may hold a protest march on the Teachers' Day if the government fails to take any measures before that.
Said S S Murthy, president of Faculty Forum: "Even PSU employees and our own students earn better than us when they join the MNCs. This is why we have decided to protest against the recommendations of the sixth pay commission now.''
CHENNAI: Faculty members of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Madras) have decided to stay off classes from Friday to express their strong
displeasure over the revised pay scales that was notified by the union human resources development ministry two days ago. The IIT Madras Faculty Association (IMFA) also informed the institute director of the decision.
The revised pay scale for different categories of teaching faculty lecturers, assistant professors, associate professors and professors are far below the University Grants Commission (UGC) pay scales that have been announced for teachers of arts and science colleges and universities.
"Our general body decided that all faculty members will stop taking classes from Friday. We are also requesting faculty members to resign from their administrative positions such as deans and headship of special centres. We are also urging faculty members not to mentor the IIT Hyderabad, established last year. This is to express our displeasure over the undignified pay revision announced by the ministry," M Thenmozhi, president, IMFA said on Thursday.
Pointing out that even at the level of assistant professor, the revised pay scales for IIT faculty was at least Rs 9,000 less than what a teacher earned in an arts and science college under the sixth pay commission, she said "we would be better off working in arts colleges."
The mood of dissatisfaction was evident at the meeting of the IMFA on Thursday. "The professional obligations and performance expectations of an IIT faculty is higher, which automatically warrants higher compensation. The All India faculty association has conveyed that we should not conduct class until a favourable decision is taken" Thenmozhi said.
"Some bureaucrats appear to be behind awarding us this raw deal. They should realise that unlike them, we don't come to the IITs just after post-graduation. We slog it out to complete PhD before joining as assistant professors," a senior faculty member said.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Friday, August 14, 2009
Teachers to boycott exams, students' election
Bhopal, Aug 13:
University teachers of the state has been agitating since August 3 last over the state government not announcing implementation of 6th Pay Commission recommended by the University Grants Commission (UGC). At an emergency meeting of the State Government College Teachers Joint Action Committee it was decided unanimously that all teachers would boycott the University Semester examinations to be started from August 18 and the students union elections on August 28 and 29.
Office bearers and members of the committee were of the view that even though they were doing their duties with full dedication while protesting against non-implementation of their demands, the state government has not issued necessary orders. Hence the teachers are forced to take this decision of non-cooperation, a press note issued by Dr Sanjay Telang, in-charge of state publicity committee said.
The teachers began their second stage of agitation today evening at Polytechnic Junction with silent protest while wearing white mask on the face. Sanskrit College Principal Dr Sudha Singh and Stte Law College Principal Dr Radha Vallabh Sharma reached the agitation site to give the agitating teachers moral support. The agitating teachers submitted a memo addressed to the chief minister, which was handed over to the SDM Kishore Sanyal at the agitation site.
Announcing future programme the joint action committee said that on August 17 to August 21 dharna would be organised at divisional headquarters, a state level Maha Rally on August 22, dharna from August 24 to September 4 and if their demands were not met till then, indefinite strike would be observed from September 5
University teachers of the state has been agitating since August 3 last over the state government not announcing implementation of 6th Pay Commission recommended by the University Grants Commission (UGC). At an emergency meeting of the State Government College Teachers Joint Action Committee it was decided unanimously that all teachers would boycott the University Semester examinations to be started from August 18 and the students union elections on August 28 and 29.
Office bearers and members of the committee were of the view that even though they were doing their duties with full dedication while protesting against non-implementation of their demands, the state government has not issued necessary orders. Hence the teachers are forced to take this decision of non-cooperation, a press note issued by Dr Sanjay Telang, in-charge of state publicity committee said.
The teachers began their second stage of agitation today evening at Polytechnic Junction with silent protest while wearing white mask on the face. Sanskrit College Principal Dr Sudha Singh and Stte Law College Principal Dr Radha Vallabh Sharma reached the agitation site to give the agitating teachers moral support. The agitating teachers submitted a memo addressed to the chief minister, which was handed over to the SDM Kishore Sanyal at the agitation site.
Announcing future programme the joint action committee said that on August 17 to August 21 dharna would be organised at divisional headquarters, a state level Maha Rally on August 22, dharna from August 24 to September 4 and if their demands were not met till then, indefinite strike would be observed from September 5
Monday, August 3, 2009
UGC pay-scales for university, teachers in state
Express News
HYDERABAD: In a development that would bring cheers to thousands of faculty members in State universities, Government and aided colleges, the State Government has issued orders making their pay scale equivalent to that of the University Grants Commission pay scales, as suggested by the Sixth Pay Commission.
Even as the Department of Human Resource Development has given the fitment table on June 10, in order to implement the UGC pay scales to university and college teachers, the State Government has delayed to implement the same citing some technical problems.
However, as promised by Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy at the Vice-chancellor’s meet held at Acharya NG Ranga Agricultural University recently, the State Government has kept its promise to give the UGC scales before August.
HYDERABAD: In a development that would bring cheers to thousands of faculty members in State universities, Government and aided colleges, the State Government has issued orders making their pay scale equivalent to that of the University Grants Commission pay scales, as suggested by the Sixth Pay Commission.
Even as the Department of Human Resource Development has given the fitment table on June 10, in order to implement the UGC pay scales to university and college teachers, the State Government has delayed to implement the same citing some technical problems.
However, as promised by Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy at the Vice-chancellor’s meet held at Acharya NG Ranga Agricultural University recently, the State Government has kept its promise to give the UGC scales before August.
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