The Bihar government has decided to fill the
ever growing vacancies of faculty in its eight universities through Bihar
Public Service Commission (BPSC). There has been no appointment of teachers for
over nine years. At present there are 3395 vacancies in the universities which
are causing great handicaps in carrying out the academic activities.
To facilitate the appointments, an amendment in
the Bihar State Universities Act will be affected to pave the way for the
appointment through BPSC. The education department has already prepared the
draft which is to be sent to the cabinet for approval.
The universities having large vacancies are
Magadh University (650), BRA Bihar University (600), L N Mithila University
(550), Tilka Manjhi University (425), J P University (380), Veer Kuer Singh
University (360), B N Mandal University (230) and Patna University (200).
Earlier an amendment bill had been introduced
which had proposed constitution of a University Commission but it was turned
down governor Devanand Konwar, who is also chancellor of the state
universities, saying it was a finance bill. After that the government decided
to go for new appointments through the BPSC. “We hope to make the
appointments before the start of next academic session in 2013,” said
education department principal secretary Amarjeet Sinha. The proposal after the
approval of education minister P K Shahi has been referred to the law
department.
Welcoming the government move former chief
secretary and ex vice chancellor of Nalanda Open University V S Dubey said this
system of appointment of university teachers through public service commission
is in place. “I had recommended this system in 2006,” said Dubey who
had been made chairman of reforms commission.
Another ex VC and retired IAS officer I C Kumar
said this will be a right decision and redcalled that earlier also college and
university teachers were being appointed through BPSC. “The appointments
made by the BPSC will end the controversy,” he added.
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