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Time of India
a day ago
- Politics
- Time of India
External body to see asst prof job process in aided colleges
Prayagraj: In a significant development, the state govt has formed a four-member committee to supervise the post-exam procedures for recruitment of over 900 assistant professors in 331 aided private colleges, following allegations of paper leaks and irregularities. The committee will oversee tasks ranging from the evaluation of answer sheets to the declaration of cut-offs and the final selection of candidates. Special secretary of higher education, Girijesh Kumar Tyagi, on June 12, issued an official order announcing the formation of this committee. According to the directive, the move was taken to ensure a transparent and efficient process under the Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission (UPESSC), which conducted the assistant professor written examinations on April 16 and 17 across 910 subjects. More than 90,000 candidates registered for these examinations. The committee comprises ADM City Prayagraj Satyam Mishra, additional superintendent of police from the UP Police Recruitment and Promotion Board Geetanjali Singh, additional superintendent of police STF Vishal Vikram Singh, and assistant director from the directorate of higher education in Prayagraj Ajit Kumar Singh. This development marks the first time in the state that an external committee has been assigned to oversee the post-examination selection process of recruitment handled by UPESSC since it became operational in Sep last year. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch vàng CFDs với sàn môi giới tin cậy IC Markets Tìm hiểu thêm Undo The decision follows a controversy when, on April 18, a day after the assistant professor examination, the STF arrested an outsourced commission staffer, Mehboob Ali, along with two others in an alleged paper leak scam wherein candidates were provided with fake question papers in exchange of approximately Rs 1 crore. The arrested individuals included Vaijnath Pal, an assistant professor of political science at Lal Bahadur Shastri Degree College in Gonda, instructor Vinay Kumar Pal, and Mehboob Ali, all three residents of Ayodhya. Follow more information on Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad here . Get real-time live updates on rescue operations and check full list of passengers onboard AI 171 .
Hindustan Times
3 days ago
- Business
- Hindustan Times
35 new UP govt degree colleges to get ₹4.90 cr for furniture, equipment
Furniture and equipment worth ₹4.90 crore will be procured for 35 of the 71 new government degree colleges. The special secretary (higher education), Girijesh Kumar Tyagi, recently issued the order approving the budget, as informed by director (higher education) Amit Bharadwaj. The budget, approved at ₹14 lakh per college, is aimed at preparing these institutions for students before academic activities commence. The furniture and equipment will be purchased through the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) portal. The 35 colleges include Government Degree College at Sirathu in Kaushambi, Government Degree College at Barki Sevapuri in Varanasi and Government Degree College at Majhawan in Mirzapur. These 35 colleges are part of the 71 new government degree colleges under construction in the state. Sixty-nine of these are expected to be fully ready to start academic activities from July 1 for the academic session 2025-26. On May 26, the state government also released ₹1.38 crore for books, laboratory equipment, and other essentials for 46 of these new colleges slated to begin operations from July 1. In addition to arranging furniture and lab equipment, officers of the Directorate of Higher Education are also busy sending requisitions for approved Assistant Professor posts in these colleges to the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission. In-principle approval has been given for a total of 1,562 posts to be filled through direct recruitment in these 71 new colleges, including 1,065 posts for assistant professors. Until regular appointments are completed, classes in these new institutions will be managed by deputing teachers from other colleges. Notably, in accordance with the new National Education Policy (NEP)-2020, all three streams — science, commerce, and arts — will be taught in these colleges. Most of the existing 172 government degree colleges in the state currently offer only one or two streams. However, to promote inter-disciplinary studies as provisioned in NEP-2020, all three streams will be offered in the new colleges. More than 40 of these new degree colleges have already been formally transferred to the UP Directorate of Higher Education by the implementing agencies. Officials are now focused on ensuring requisite resources, including furniture and equipment, for these colleges. SUGGESTED BOX Order of affiliation with state universities issued PRAYAGRAJ: Orders for the affiliation of the newly constructed and under-construction 71 government degree colleges, including 69 expected to start functioning from July 1, were issued on Wednesday. Girijesh Kumar Tyagi, Special Secretary (higher education), has directed Registrars of the State Universities to ensure necessary actions for the smooth functioning of colleges in their respective areas from the 2025-26 academic session.
