VNSGU teachers ask vice-chancellor to confirm appointments

Surat: A group of 35 teachers of various departments of Veer Narmad South Gujarat University (VNSGU) made a representation to vice-chancellor Shivendra Gupta over multiple issues on Thursday. Pending confirmation of 14 teachers in the job was one of the major issues on which members of South Gujarat University Teachers' Association (SOGUTA) made a first of its kind representation to the VC in the last one decade. The representation follows protest by a student group and members of the syndicate against the VC. Gupta and his supporters were recently cornered over signing of an MoU with a private institute to allow it to offer event and sports management courses from university premises.
SOGUTA also demanded promotions to eligible teachers under career advancement scheme (CAS) and permanent appointment of those employed in self-financed courses.
"We have been writing letters to university registrar since last many months, but the vice-chancellor claims he is not aware about them. Majority of our demands except confirmation of appointment of 14 teachers are a routine affair that the university should have done without any need of us to remind it," SOGUTA president Rakesh Desai said.
The probation of the 14 teachers was to end in 2019, but has been extended by university authorities for some or the other reasons. Some of these teachers have also approached different courts with the prayer that their appointment be made regular. These teachers were appointed during the term of previous vice-chancellor and hence being victimized, university sources said.