Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 24: Members of SKUAST-Teaching Association Jammu (SKUAST-TAJ) and Scientists and Teachers Association (SSTA), SKUAST-Kashmir, held a joint meeting and discussed some major issues pertaining to teaching fraternity of both the farm varsities.
The meet was held under the chairmanship of President SKUAST-TAJ, Dr Vikas Sharma and president SSTA Dr Javed Ahmed Mugloo. Both the associations demanded abolition of review system for enhancing the superannuation age from 62 to 65 years of the Professors of erstwhile State Universities namely SKUAST-Jammu, SKUAST-Kashmir, University of Jammu and University of Kashmir.
The members alleged that the review system has created a sycophancy / biased pick and choose of teachers at initial stage as well as subsequent stages of the review, resulting in humiliation, anguish and frustration amongst the Professor fraternity.
President SKUAST-TAJ, Dr Vikas Sharma demanded the unconditional 65 years retirement age of university professors without any review and riders, thus, bringing uniformity in superannuation age of all the universities of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
President of SSTA, Dr Javed stressed that review system for a Professor, who served the Institution for decades in the capacity of Dean, Director and even I/c Vice Chancellor, is not acceptable at any cost.
The associations also discussed the issue of Subject Matter Specialists, who are due for GP Rs 8000 and the re-designation of Programme Assistants, who are working in GP Rs 6000, as timely promotions to the teachers are an encouragement for doing better services for excellent research / teaching outputs.
The meeting was attended by Dr Zaffar Badri, Dr Devinder Sharma, Dr Muneeshwar Sharma, Dr Vikas Sharma and other members.
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