The report of Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has raised serious issues regarding the academic standards of the University of Jammu and stated that there were violations of norms in appointment of adhoc teachers.
As per Clause 3.3.0 of the UGC Regulations on Minimum Qualification for Appointment of Teachers and other Academic Staff in Universities and Colleges minimum qualification for appointment as an Assistant Professor is Master’s Degree with 55 per cent marks in the relevant/ allied subject. The candidate must have cleared the National Eligibility Test (NET) or State Level Eligibility Test (SLET) or
State Eligibility Test (SET). However, the candidates who have been awarded a PhD shall be exempted from qualification NET/SLET/SET.
The report mentions about instances for the period ended March 2022.
“The qualification and selection procedure for appointment of teachers on contract basis should be same as those applicable to a regularly appointed teacher. The appointments are to be made on the recommendations of a duly constituted Selection Committee consisting of Chairperson of the Governing Body of the Institute, two subject experts, Principal of the College, Head of Department of the subject concerned and two nominees of the Vice-Chancellor of the affiliating University” the CAG report stated.
It said that Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) and Nursing Council of India (NCI) stipulate a qualification of M. Pharma/ Pharma D and PhD/ M. Sc Nursing for being appointed as Pharmacy and Nursing teachers respectively. For appointment of teachers in colleges of education running B. Ed courses, NCTE prescribes a qualification of M.A (Social Science) and M. Ed or M.A (Education) and B.Ed.
Data collected from 51 physically verified colleges (Government: 17 and Non-Government: 34), showed that 113 teachers out of 331 teachers appointed in 24 Non- Government colleges did not possess the prescribed qualifications for appointment as such academic standards had been compromised by these colleges. Further, in 32 Non-Government colleges, 168 teachers were appointed on adhoc basis without the approval of the Selection Committee.
Further, as per provisions of 11.1 of Statutes of governing affiliation, each affiliated college requires to send a statement showing full particulars of the members of teaching staff available in various courses to the College Development Council (CDC) by 1st of August every year. However, none of the 51 physically verified colleges had submitted the said statement, indicating any change in the management and teaching staff and qualification of new staff. As of April 2023, the University had not taken any action against affiliated colleges for non-submission of the required report.
Registrar stated (February 2025) that University withheld the admission of two defaulting Non-Government colleges of education for session 2022-23 and has also initiated process to withhold admission of 2-3 more colleges which are deviating from the Statutes for the session 2023-24.