Half of faculty in 2 pvt universities ineligible

Bhanu P Lohumi

Tribune News Service

Shimla, April 13

The screening of documents of faculty members in two private universities of the state has pointed out that 51 per cent of them are not eligible for teaching posts.

"As per the first observation, 51 per cent of the faculty of two universities have been found ineligible for the posts while the scrutiny of documents submitted by four other universities is underway," said Himachal Pradesh Private Educational Institutions Regulatory Commission (HPPIERC) chairman Maj Gen Atul Kaushik (Retd).

The universities have been asked to fill in the gaps in documentation as most of the ineligible faculty members did not fulfill the norms of the University Grants Commission (UGC) in 2009 and 2016. They have either not provided information regarding the National Eligibility Test (NET) qualification or not provided PhD exemption certificate.

Meanwhile, the principals of 102 private colleges out of 109, who were found ineligible for the post, have been asked to submit additional document, if any, failing which the affiliating universities would be asked to take appropriate action against the erring institutes. The UGC and other bodies will also be informed about the same.

About 25 per cent of the colleges had written to the affiliating universities to form a panel for the recruitment of principals. The delay on the part of universities has resulted in the disqualification of principals and as many as 30 principals are working in the officiating capacity. The commission has received information from 30-35 colleges, out of which 12-13 have been closed and information from about 70 institutions is still awaited.

“There has been omission on the part of affiliating universities, which has impacted the process of selection. We will write to the state government once information from all institutions is received,” Kaushik added.

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