This story is from June 26, 2020

Bihar: Appointment of new assistant professors likely to begin soon

The newly constituted Bihar State University Service Commission (BSUSC) is likely to initiate the process of appointment of assistant professors against 8,000 sanctioned vacant posts in the state.
Bihar: Appointment of new assistant professors likely to begin soon
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PATNA: The newly constituted Bihar State University Service Commission (BSUSC) is likely to initiate the process of appointment of assistant professors against 8,000 sanctioned vacant posts in the state.
BSUSC secretary Upendra Nath asserted that the commission was ready to appoint assistant professors. “The vacancies will soon be advertised,” he said.
According to sources, the commission is making necessary arrangements for advertising the vacant posts, receiving online or offline applications and holding interviews.
It is waiting for the details of university-wise and subject-wise vacancies along with reservation roster to be furnished by the state education department.
The education department, on its part, is busy receiving the details of vacancies of assistant professors in different subjects along with reservation roaster approved by the commissioner of the respective division. Most universities have already got clearance of reservation roster from the commissioner and sent it to the education department. Some universities, including Patna University (PU), have not been able to get roster clearance from the divisional commissioner.
PU registrar Manoj Kumar Mishra told this newspaper on Thursday, “There has been some misunderstanding between the university and the commissionary on the mode of calculating reservation as per government rules. However, the issue will be resolved soon and the vacancies with reservation roster sent to the education department.”
In the meantime, the draft statutes relating to the appointment of assistant professors have been finalized and sent to the education department for its approval. The chancellor had earlier constituted a three-member committee, consisting of the vice-chancellors of Magadh University, Purnea University and Munger University, for drafting the statutes in the light of the UGC guidelines. The draft statutes, if approved by the education department, will be placed before the chancellor for his assent.

The new statutes envisage selection on 115 marks, including 100 on academics and 15 on interview. Earlier, the selection was made on 100 marks, including 85 on academics and 15 on interview. PhD degrees have not been made mandatory for the aspirants, but they will now get more weightage on their research publications and post-doctoral work.
The vacancies of assistant professors in colleges and universities of Bihar will be advertised after seven years. As many as 3,400 posts of assistant professors in different universities were advertised by the Bihar Public Service Commission in 2013 and the appointments completed only recently.
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