UGC Pay Scales

About 4,88,003 teachers from 18,064 colleges and 417 universities across India were eagerly waiting for more than two and a half years for revision of their pay scales (last revision was in 1996). But the dreams of teaching community were shattered on 3rd October 2008 when Prof. G K Chadha submitted his report of Revision of Pay Scales to University Grants Commission (UGC) as it has done more harm and injustice to the teachers.Rastogi Commission in 1996 divided all the teachers in to five categories with following pay scales:Lecturer 8000-275-13800Lecturer Sr. Scale 10000-325-15200Lecturer Selection Grade 12000-420-18300Reader/Principal 12000-420-18300Professor (for Universities) 16400-450-20900-500-22400Chadha Commission has changed the nomenclature of above categories of teachers. Under the new system:A Lecturer will be known as an Assistant Professor A Lecturer Sr. Scale will be known as an Assistant Professor (Senior) A Lecturer Selection Grade will be known as an Assistant Professor (Selection Grade) A Reader will be known as an Associate Professor Chadha Commission has proposed one new post at College Level (Senior Associate Professor) and two at University Level (Senior Professor and Professor of Eminence). This is s welcome decision apart from Academic and Traveling Allowance.The major problem of this Pay Commission is all the teachers are brought under single Pay Band i.e. 15600 -39100 with little variation in Grade Pay. Just see the fun – A new entrant i.e. Assistant Professor will be appointed in the pay band of 15600 -39100. Teachers who have put in about 11 years of service will also be placed in the Pay Band. After 4/6 years an Assistant Professor will be promoted as Assistant Professor (Senior) in the same pay band (15600 -39100). After another 5 years Assistant Professor (Senior) will be promoted as Assistant Professor (Selection Grade) again in the same pay band(15600 -39100). Under the present system Lecturer Selection Grade/Reader and Principals draw the same basic pay i.e. 12000-420-18300. Under the new system, Chada Commission has recommended 15600-39100 pay band for Lecturer Selection Grade/Reader whereas Principals are upgraded to 37400-67000 Pay Band. We are very happy that Principal’s are getting higher Pay Band; it would have been very nice if Lecturer Selection Grade/Readers are also given this honor. One of the important terms of reference of Chada Commission was to make strong recommendations on the ways and means of attracting and retaining talented persons in the teaching profession, as well as for the furtherance of research in the University System and also for their career advancement in teaching and equivalent positions in order to improve the quality of higher education. But the commission has not done enough in this regard.UGC after evaluation of the Chada Commission Report and will submit to the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. All the teachers hope that a better sense will prevail at HRD and UGC level justice is done to the teachers.