Well Done, Calicut University!! Good Move.. The academic scene is under occupation of a handful of regular teachers who draw UGC scale salaries. They have monopolised every aspect of education, and have been acting like a mafia..Some of them write text books and sell it through University society and mis-utlising their position. In many streams, almost 90% of teachers are unaided/ self ainancing/ private teachers drawing poor remuneration and it is just 10% of teachers who are regular teachers. The regular teachers even stop career growth and employment opportunities of the poor private/self financing teachers. They managed to get the lecturer posts in govt. training colleges for themselves by making these posts as "by transfer" posts (thus excluding the general candidates in PSC recruitment). The principals and the faculty of the 4 govt. B.Ed colleges under government are like royal kings of the bygone era, as they are members in large number of committees that decide the future of Kerala students. They have been arrogant enough to convince the UGC that there are terrible shortage of qualified faculty members in order to get themselves appointed after retirement. The educated youth in Kerala and India who are UGC qualified and even Doctorate qualified do not get any opportunity for employment at all. In Kerala the situation of Education UGCC-NET holders is such that there is no single opportunity available for them to get permanent employment based on merit. The minority of teachers who are regularly employed are too greedy and they want more and more for themselves.
The excerpt from article by K R Rajeev, TNN | Sep 22, 2012 in TOI in the above link
KOZHIKODE: In an unprecedented move, theCalicut University has decided to entrust the evaluation of answer scripts of degree and postgraduate examinations of private students with non-teachers in complete violation of the provisions of the varsity statutes and ordinances.
As per the new decision, a postgraduate degree with 55% marks is what it takes to become an examiner in the varsity. The university will prepare a panel of examiners to evaluate the answer scripts of private students, after an interview.
The decision of the university syndicate on Thursday has raised eyebrows among the academic community as chapter- 4 of the CU First Ordinances 1978 clearly says that "teaching experience in an affiliated college or university' is a musthave for appointment as examiners."
University officials justified the decision as the valuation of thousands of answer sheets are held up due to lack of regular college teachers who are willing to take up valuation work. The huge number of private students under varsity was making the valuation process an unwieldy exercise. Higher secondary school teachers and parallel college teachers will also be considered for appointment as examiners, they said.
"The varsity is forced to take the decision, as regular college teachers who are getting UGC scale salaries no longer find the remuneration of Rs 10 per answer paper attractive," Dr T P Ahmed, member of the Syndicate examination standing committee told TOI. "We are looking for people with post graduate degree, preferably those who have passed out within the last five years, as they will be more abreast with the latest developments in the field," he said.
"Currently there is a delay of four months in the valuation which has cost many students an academic year," Ahmed added. The university senate will have to amend the statutes to implement the decision.
Meanwhile, the decision has startled many in the academic community. "The decision violates all standards of academic propriety as in reality it will amount to entrusting the critical valuation process with a bunch of unemployed postgraduates. Just getting 55% marks will not qualify a person to evaluate the degree and PG level examinations. Only those with requisite teaching experience will be able to conduct the valuation and it is absurd to entrust the valuation of answer scripts with non- teachers," said K P Muraleedharan, dean of commerce and management studies and former president of the Association of Calicut University Teachers (ACT).
Student organizations also think the decision is yet another instance of the varsities discrimination against the private students. "How can the varsity has different valuation standards for the private students who are awarded the same degree by the university," SIO state president Shihab Pookottur asked.
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