AGARTALA, March 21 (TIWN): High Education in Tripura is suffering from disability following 25 years of a constant Left regime. Even though a new Govt BJP has taken charge, but unemployment toll has hiked too high and already many are near to be overaged. When state govt appointed thousands of guest lecturers in the past few years with the excuse of 'Teachers Crisis', in reality NET, SLET Qualified youths are not being appointed in Colleges, even though in 2017's ending TPSC called candidates at last following constant pressures from various sides.

Since many years, there was no  proper recruitment in Colleges and especially since last 5 years the NET, SLET qualified youths have been suffering the most. Maximum are bound to work as Guest Lecturers and after many protests also Govt remained in slumber. 

Today when guest lecturers are demanding permanent posts, the actual eligible candidates are already frustrated of the system. Tripura's highly qualified unemployed youths revealed that state is burdened with 500 number of scholars, who have completed their Ph.D or already passed SLET/ NET under UGC. 

But since many years there is no recruitment for Asst Professors whereas Colleges are still undergoing heavy crisis of Asst Professors.

'All Tripura Unemployed NET/ SLET / P.hD' earlier (in 2017) wrote letter to theformer  CM Manik Sarkar, Governor Tathagata Roy, Education Minister Tapan Chakraborty, Director of Higher Education Dr. B. Palit  with the following demands :

1.Creating  Post of assistant  professors for newly established colleges in Tripura, 2.Recruitment of regular teacher instead of guest lectures, 3.Once PGTs were recruited for the scareity of candidates for Assistant Professors in colleges. Since the NET /SLET /PhD candidates are surplus now a days, they should be appointed on regular basis instead of underqualified or less – qualified  PGTs, 4.Since 2010  ,no recruitment of UR Assistant Professors found in Tripura, (in 2017 candidates were called for interview following protest) 5.For the benefit of students and developing the education system in Tripura, qualified teachers are must .This should be taken care of, 6.Recruitment process should be equally initiated by the government as it did for the school education recently.

But today the Guest lecturers of Tripura’s various Colleges held a rally at Agartala today and placed a deputation to the Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath.

They have highlighted their situation to mean the deprivation done since 10 years under the previous govt such as :

1)     “We have been working as guest lecturers for more than 1 to 10 years”,

2)     “All the guest lecturers working in Colleges are qualified with 55 % marks”,

3)     “All guest lecturers fulfill the criteria which were furnished by the Higher Education Dept”,

4)     “The labours and hardworks we put, it is no less than is no less than that of the regular staffs of degree colleges. We are taking extra classes beyond those which are allotted to us per month”,

5)     “Our job is not secure”,

6)     “Most of the times we are not getting our salaries properly”,

7)     “Maximum classes are carried on by the guest lecturers in each and every colleges of Tripura”,

8)     “We are being harassed through repeated interviews  every year for fresh appointments”,

9)     “There is no self-respect and freedome”,

10)  “There have been several negotiations with the govt regarding the regularization of our jobs, but no positive outcome”,

11)  “Our per class remuneration is 400/- , maximum 30  classes in month and minimum no limit”,

 The guest lecturers placed their demands as :

1)     Permanent post of the lectureship  of all existing guest lecturers are to be fulfilled,

2)     Re-engagement of those who were excluded in the previous session instead of having several years of teaching experience as guest lecturers.

Now, how the newly formed govt will deal with the job crisis in coming days it's to be seen.