Hr & Tech Edn Dept enumerates steps undertaken to fill up vacancies
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, June 23 2022:
The Higher & Technical Education Department has informed that a meeting was held at the Directorate of University & Higher Education, Manipur on June 20 to discuss all issues relating to higher education.
According to a statement issued by Deputy Secretary, Higher and Technical Education, Laishram Dolie Devi, steps have been taken up as a way forward to the implementation of the National Education Policy, 2020 to fill up various vacancies in the Department.
The statement further enumerated this point by sharing that recruitment process of 190 Assistant Professors for various subjects on contractual basis (till the posts are regularly filled through MPSC) is nearing completion.
In order to meet the shortage of teaching staff, steps have been taken up to fill 450 Assistant Professor posts through the Manipur Public Service Commission (MPSC), the statement added.
Aside from this, the notification informed that recruitment of 182 Group C & D posts on contractual basis has been taken up and referred to Department of Personnel as per the required procedure.
Lastly, recruitment of 257 teaching and non teaching posts of Dhanamanjuri University has been taken up and is being processed for approval to declare the results.
In furtherance of a move towards the improvement of Higher Education in the State, the Department of Higher Education has been taking up various steps for accreditation of all Government Colleges in NAAC and so far 7(seven) Colleges have been accredited, the statement asserted.
It may also be noted that recruitment of 22 regular Principals of Govenment Colleges has been initiated and the Government has already given the charge of Principals in some colleges to newly promoted professors who are at par with the regualr principals in terms of eligibility, the statement concluded.