Violating UGC rules, JKPSC shortlist non-NET/SLET for AP posts of IT
Attempt
to adjust some blue-eyed candidates, allege aspirants
Akshay
Azad
Jammu,
Aug 22: The Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission has shortlisted mostly
non NET/SLET or Ph.D qualified candidates for the posts of Assistant Professors
in Information Technology subject, which is in total violation of University
Grants Commission regulations regarding minimum eligibility for AP posts.
Though
JKPSC has reportedly taken the excuse that NET or SLET is not being conducted
in the IT subject so candidates with only PG have been shortlisted but experts
have out-rightly rejected these ‘hollow’ pleas.
The
experts have argued that NET or SLET is also not being conducted in Zoology,
Botany, Biotechnology subject but the candidates have to appear in NET/SLET in the
allied subject Life Sciences as per the UGC guidelines. Similarly those who
have qualified M.Sc in IT have to appear in NET in their allied subject which
is Computer Sciences.
They
further argued that even Graduate Aptitude Test for Engineering (GATE) is
conducted in Computer Sciences and IT and all the candidates of M.Tech, M.Sc in
IT and MCA have to appear in the GATE in CS&IT.
The
JKPSC has shortlisted a total of 52 candidates for the 12 posts of Information
Technology subject, which were advertised in year 2014 and interviews for the
same are scheduled to be held in the last week of August.
“When
the posts were advertised along with over 1000 posts of APs in other subjects,
NET/SLET or Ph.D was minimum qualification to apply for recruitment, as per UGC
guidelines”, the aspirants said, adding that due to minimum eligibility criteria, few candidates with
only M.Sc in IT, had applied apart from few with NET/SLET in Computer Sciences
and IT.
The
candidates informed that when JKPSC published the rejection list of candidates,
most of the candidates, who had M.Tech/MCA as qualification along with NET/SLET
were rejected with a plea of JKPSC that the minimum qualification for the post of
AP in IT was M.Sc in IT and not M.Tech or MCA.
“Now
JKPSC has uploaded the list of shortlisted candidates but most of them are
simply M.Sc in IT and not qualifying the minimum eligibility criteria of NET/SLET
or Ph.D”, sources said, adding that it also come to fore when few of these
shortlisted candidates also applied for contractual posts in Government Degree
colleges and furnished their qualification details.
The
website of Amar Singh College, which is nodal college for appointment of
contractual lecturers in colleges, found the names of some candidates out of
52, shortlisted by JKPSC for IT posts.
As
per these details, Aijaz Ahmed Sheikh, who falls at PSC serial number 1, with
PSC Bar Code 105986, Jahangeer Mohi Ud-Din Lone at serial 12, with Bar Code
106828, Javaid Jabar Mir (s.no.13) Bar code 106608, Nowhseen Mearaj (30) Bar
Code 106279, Shazia Shafi (43) 105555, Sheikh Mudasir Hussain Zargar (44)
105987, Toha Yaseen Shah (47) 104775, Zarka Malik (50) 106237 had shown without
any NET/SLET or Ph.D qualification.
Whereas
Salma Farooq at serial number 39 with Bar Code 105664 had qualified SLET in the
year 2013 and she is eligible for AP posts as well but Uzma Hameed (48) 105554
has also shown qualified NET in year 2015, after an year of advertisement of
the posts as per documents uploaded on the website of Amar Singh College.
According
to aspirants, Kashmir University has recently made appointments against two
posts of APs in IT subject and all candidates with M.Sc in CS&IT, M.Sc in
IT, M.Tech along with minimum eligibility of NET/SLET/Ph.D were allowed for
interview.
“Even
the selected candidates were also from M.Tech, MCA and M.Sc IT. When KU can
allow all candidates, why JKPSC has made its own criteria, it is a million
dollar question and pointing something fishy in the matter. Moreover, firstly
they rejected NET/SLET qualified candidates and now they are allowing those
candidates having merely post graduation”, they lamented, adding that across
the country same UGC rules have been followed but not by JKPSC.
The
aspirants further said that out of 52 shortlisted candidates, not less than
half a dozen had minimum eligibility criteria in 2014. “Remaining all are
non-eligible for the posts as per UGC”, they rued, adding that though there
were large number of candidates with post graduation in IT but they had not
fill the form due to fact that NET/SLET was minimum qualification but JKPSC has
been trying to benefit those, who had filled the forms, just a matter of
accident or under well planned conspiracy, it needs to be investigated”, they
alleged.
Talking
to Early Times former Director of Directorate of Information Technology and
Support System, Dr. Majid Zaman had maintained that when they had conducted the
interviews, all candidates with M.Sc IT, M.Tech, MCA with NET/SLET or Ph.D as
minimum qualification were allowed.
He
opined that the JKPSC should review their decision, if candidates without
having minimum qualification have been shortlisted.
Chairman
of JKPSC, Abdul Latief Deva said that they had shortlisted the candidates as
per recruitment rules forwarded by Higher Education department, according to
which PG would be minimum qualification and NET/SLET is not required as same
was not conducted in IT.
When
asked NET/SLET is also not being conducted in Botany, Zoology and Biotechnology
but allied subject Life Sciences, similarly IT aspirants have to apply in Computer
Sciences for NET/SLET, he said that as per recruitment rules of Higher
Education, they considered IT a separate subject from Computer Sciences.
When
asked Kashmir University had also made recruitments for IT posts and allowed M.Sc
in IT, M.Tech and MCA with NET/SLET/Ph.D, he said that they have been doing all
this as per recruitment rules forwarded by higher education dept.
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