Friday, March 8, 2013
UGC sets up committee to examine whether NET exam serves any purpose (Source: Times of India, 07 March 2013)
UGC sets up committee to examine whether NET exam serves any purpose
It devalues critical thinking
TheUniversity Grants Commission has set up a new committee to examine whether the National Eligibility Test (NET) is actually effective in its role as a gatekeeper for all those who seek to teach in the Indian university system. Actually, the wonder is not so much that the authority of the NET has been supreme ever since it was instituted in the 1980s, but that this has been so despite the many second thoughts that the UGC itself has had about it in the interim.
In 1993, UGC decided to give PhD and MPhil degree-holders exemption from the NET, because these are the highest degrees in academics, and thereby denote lofty standards in and of themselves. In 2002, the blanket exemption was withdrawn. In 2006, a concerned committee recommended scrapping the NET, but all that was once again scrapped was the requirement for PhDs and MPhils to take the NET. In 2009, MPhils lost the exemption. In 2012, qualifying scores were changed across general, SC/ST and OBC categories after the NET results were published!
It’s education that has been the casualty of UGC’s whimsy. It has been pushing for inter-disciplinary courses for students even while promoting a multiple-choice exam for teachers. With critical thinking at one end and rote cramming on the other, UGC has basically set up an unworkable equation. Universities set up as centres of excellence need to be autonomous, and an essential component of that has to be autonomy in selecting their teachers. Using the NET as gatekeeper relies on a centralised, colonial model of university education that is obsolete. So let NET retreat into limbo. And shed no tears for the death of its ‘common national yardstick’, for higher education is actually about creating excellence, also known as distinction.
A central eligibility test is essential Pyaralal Raghavan
Appointing a committee to review the efficacy of the NET and quality of the candidates is welcome, as there is always scope for fine-tuning a threedecade-old test for teacher selection in
higher education institutions. But any attempt to do away with this rigorous meritbased selection will be disastrous. In fact, NET was introduced in the 1980s when the UGC stipulation of MPhil/PhD degrees as the minimal criteria for entry-level appointments failed to raise teaching standards.
And earlier efforts to do away with NET were equally unsuccessful. In fact, the Bhalchandra Mungekar committee had recommended automatic eligibility of all MPhil and PhD holders for teaching posts and exempted them from taking NET in its interim report in 2006. The result was a sharp spurt in MPhil and PhD theses of poor quality. Distance education courses conferring MPhil degrees sprang up and third-rate universities spewed out ghostwritten theses and PhD degrees. Consequently the Mungekar committee was forced to recommend restoration of NET in its final report in 2008. This reaffirmed the need for a base criterion for appointment of entry-level teachers in a country where quality of research degrees is highly skewed. Though critics might argue that NET leads to excessive centralisation and infringes on the autonomy of higher education institutions, the ground realities are very different. One reason for the poor state of higher education is that teaching appointments are made on the basis of recommendations of political leaders, powerful bureaucrats and nepotistic academics. In fact, except in a few top universities and colleges, such weighty ‘recommendations’ or money – neither of which have anything to do with scholastic or professorial aptitude – are used to secure teaching appointments. Doing away with the NET will only further reinforce these trends.
Source: -http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/opinion/edit-page/UGC-sets-up-committee-to-examine-whether-NET-exam-serves-any-purpose/articleshow/18835795.cms
Library Trainees openings at Central University of Kerala , Kasaragod, Kerala
Central University of Kerala
(located at Kasaragod, Kerala)
needs Library Trainees for its Library.
Qualification required: BLISc/MLISc (preferably MLISc). Computer Knowledge is essential.
The selection will be based on practical test and interview.
Stipend: Rs. 9000/- per month.
Training period: One year.
Those who are interested may attend the walk-in-interview and practical test with all original certificates (and one attested copy) on 20th March 2013 at 10am at the Central University Office at Nayanmarmoola, Kasaragod.
Contact Phone No. 04994- 255533
Job @ The Rubber Board, Kerala as Documentation Officer
THE
RUBBER BOARD
(Ministry
of Commerce & Industry, Govt. of India)
KOTTAYAM,
KERALA
ADVT.NO.2013-01
Post
Code No.2013-01-03
Documentation
Officer -
One vacancy (UR). Scale of pay: Rs.15600-39100 (PB3) Grade Pay Rs.5400/-.
Age: 40 years.
Qualifications: Essential:
(1) Bachelor’s degree in
any subject preferably in Science from a
(2) Master’s degree or equivalent postgraduate qualification in Library
and Information Science of a recognised University or institution.
(3) Five years
experience as Head of a Library or Seven years experience as Assistant
Librarian or Ten years experience in a library with high standing, preferably in a
Research Institute/University.
Desirable: Training in Documentation.
Age limits will be reckoned
as on 02.04.2013. Age limit is not applicable to in-service candidates.
Maximum age is relax-able up to 5 years for SC/ST and up to 3 years for OBC
candidates in respect of vacancies reserved for them.Age relaxation for
Ex-servicemen and other categories as per rules. All the posts carry
Dearness Allowance and other benefits as applicable to Central Government
Employees. The number of vacancies indicated above are provisional and the same
may vary depending on the actual requirement. The
Board reserves the right
not to fill up all or any of the posts. The Board also reserves the right to
short-list for interview only the optimum number of most eligible candidates from
applicants possessing the requisite qualifications.
Candidates must apply
online using the Careers link in the website www.rubberboard.org.in Closing date for submission
of Online Recruitment Application (ORA) through
ORA website is 23:59 Hrs on 02.04.2013 after which the link will be disabled. Applications
received from candidates through any
other
mode would not be accepted and summarily rejected.
Detailed instructions are
provided in the website. Candidates are requested to register online using a
valid e-mail address and password. Candidates are also requested to take out
a print of the finally submitted Online Recruitment Application (ORA) through
ORA website as the same along with specified documents/ certificates
will have to be submitted at the time of interview.
Call letter for
test/interview would be mailed to the registered e-mail address or can be downloaded from the
ORA website. Candidates employed in Govt. service/ Autonomous
bodies/Govt. undertakings should submit No Objection Certificate from the
present employer at the time of interview. Canvassing in any form will
be a disqualification. Government strives to have a workforce which reflects
gender balance and women candidates are encouraged to apply.
For More details: http://www.rubberboard.org.in/
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Thursday, March 7, 2013
Librarian Vacancy at Army Public School ASC C & C, ASC Centre & College, Bangalore, 7, Karnataka
Published on 07 March 2013
Librarian Vacancy at Kalpavruksha Model School, Belgaum, Karnataka
School Name: Kalpavruksha Model School
Address: Bailhongal Dist:Belgaum.
Email Address: principal@kalpavrukshamodelschool.org
Please attach your photograph along with resume. Resume without photographs will not be accepted. You can post your resume to-
PRINCIPAL
Kalpavruksha Model School
Alankar Nagar,Murgod Road,Bailhongal-591102
Remuneration: Attractive pay scale Rent free accommodation to outstation teachers Free food during schools hours. Please mention the name and post you have applied in the subject(for e-mail) or on top of your resume. Last date for submission of resume is 10th March 2013.
[Published on 07 March 2013]
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Faculty positions at Shri Jagdish Prasad Jhabarmal Tibrewala University, JHUNJHUNU (RAJASTHAN)
[Published on 06 March 2013]
VACANCY OF LIBRARIAN AT ST. XAVIER'S HIGHER SEC. SCHOOL, GONDA (UTTAR PRADESH)
[Published on 06 March 2013]
VACANCY OF DHYAN GANGA EDUCATION TRUST'S DEGREE COLLEGE OF COMMERCE AND SCIENCE, THANE (W), MUMBAI
[Published on 06 March 2013]
VACANCY OF LIBRARIAN AND ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN AT RAFFLES UNIVERSITY, NEERANA (RAJASTHAN)
[Published on 06 March 2013]
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
School Librarian: Karnataka
St Mary's School
Kote, Chickmagalur
We require qualified trained teachers preferably with experience in the following areas for the session commencing from 2013-14.
Higher Primary and High School Teachers
- English - B.A. B.Ed
- Hindi - B.A. B.Ed
- Maths - B.Sc. B.Ed (PCM)
- Librarian - B Lib/M Lib
- Social - B.A. B.Ed
- Physics - B.Sc. B.Ed (PCM)
- Chemistry and Biology - B.Sc. B.Ed (CBZ)
Location: Chickmagalur
Preference will be given to dedicated and experienced candidates with excellent command over spoken and written English. Excellent salary will be paid with Provident Fund and Other Allowances.
For outstation candidates, please apply within fortnight to:
The Secretary
St Mary's School
Chikmagalur - 577 101
Ph.: 08262 228402/231921, 9480654507
School Librarian: Karnataka
A. V. Dhammanagi Vision Foundation
Kalpavruksha Model School
English Medium Semi-Residential School
Affiliated to CBSE, Delhi
We require for the following post
Librarian & Child Psychologist
Location: Belgaum
Salary: Remuneration attractive pay scale. Free food during school hours
Please attach your photograph along with resume. Resume without photographs will not be accepted. Please send your resume by email.
Please mention the name and post you have applied in the subject (for e-mail) or on top of your resume. Last date for submission of resume is 10th March 2013. You can even post your resume to
Principal
Kalpavruksha Model School
Alankar Nagar, Murgod Road,
Bailhongal - 591102
Librarian: Gujrat
CBSE Affiliated
Residential School in South Gujarat
Residential School in South Gujarat
Invites Application
from experienced trained for
from experienced trained for
Librarian
Qualification: B.Lib
Location: Gujarat
Salary: Salaries as per Government Norms.
Lodging and Boarding Facility will be provided.
Candidates must be fluent in English, Applications must reach within 12 days through post or Courier along with attested academic Certificates, Market sheets and a passport size photo to: Mr. Kunjan S. Haria, B/17, Bhatia Bhuvan, Ashlance, Babrekar Marg, Dadar (W), Mumbai - 28
Candidates must be fluent in English, Applications must reach within 12 days through post or Courier along with attested academic Certificates, Market sheets and a passport size photo to: Mr. Kunjan S. Haria, B/17, Bhatia Bhuvan, Ashlance, Babrekar Marg, Dadar (W), Mumbai - 28
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