HYDERABAD: Telangana Council of Higher Education on Friday proposed to constitute a five-member committee to prepare the modalities for the recruitment of teaching staff in the higher education institutions.
The committee led by Vice-Chancellor, Dr BR Ambedkar Open University as the chairman, will be responsible for detailing the recruitment modalities in alignment with the UGC regulations and G.O.Ms.No.15 of the Higher Education Department.
The suggestion was made during a meeting of the TGCHE by chairman Prof V Balakista Reddy with the vice-chancellors of state universities, based on the suggestions by N Sridhar, IAS, Principal Secretary, education department.
A senior official from TGCHE told TNIE, “This is an advisory which was discussed in the meeting today. The final approval will be given by the government to concretise and implement the proposal.”
Additionally, the principal secretary also suggested to the VCs that committees be framed to address critical issues in the higher education sector in the areas of recruitment processes and career advancement, and affiliation processes and quality rankings.
The suggested committees will examine and streamline the recruitment procedures in universities, addressing challenges related to superannuation policies and the Career Advancement Scheme (CAS). This initiative aims to ensure transparency, fairness, and efficiency in faculty recruitment and career advancement.
In case of the affiliation processes and quality rankings,the committees will review the existing affiliation processes and develop strategies to improve institutional rankings. The focus will be on ensuring quality education, enhancing academic standards, and aligning universities with national and global benchmarks.
During the meeting, Sridhar advised the vice-chancellors to identify and present the core challenges faced by their universities, accompanied by a detailed note which will be submitted to the chief minister.
The chairman, TGCHE while addressing the meeting, said that the TGCHE has already initiated steps to revise the undergraduate curriculum to align with market demands and industry requirements.