CAMPUS JOTTINGS
Teachers seek UGC pay-scales
G. NARASIMHA RAO
Implementation of revised UGC pay-scales along with the other benefits to the teachers is one of the main issues on which the Andhra University Teachers Association is demanding since the pay-scales have been revived in 2006.
AUTA intensified its efforts in the last few months by brining up the issue with Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, Union Minister of State for HRD D. Purandareswari and all the important Ministers and officials whenever they visited the city.
It met Dr. Rajasekhara Reddy and Ms. Purandareswari during their latest visits and received a favourable response. This time around the university teachers in the State might feel more assured as the elections are round-the-corner and the issue has been pending for a long time.
The revised pay-scales are due from January 2006 and another benefit is enhancement of age of superannuation to 65 years. The Central Government would bear 80 per cent of the additional financial burden, informed AUTA secretary M. Prasada Rao.
Enhancement of pay-scale would attract and retain the best talent in the universities.
A big delegation of AU teachers met Dr. Reddy during his visit here on Saturday and was told that the issue was under serious and favourable consideration of the Government. Some days ago Ms. Purandareswari assured AUTA that she would try to impress the Government to implement the revised pay-scales.
Ph.Ds. awarded
Two Lecturers of degree colleges affiliated to AU have completed their Ph.D. degrees under the Faculty Improvement Programme of UGC X plan as teacher-fellows. A Lecturer of M.R. College, Vizianagaram Gudivada Mani received the doctorate degree for her thesis on “taxonomical studies on metazoan parasites of marine threadfin fish (family: Polynemidae) of Andhra Pradesh coast with special reference to ecological and histopathological aspects”. Prof. C. Vijaya Laks
hmi of Department of Zoology was her guide.
Adamilli Venkateswara Rao of S.K.B.R. College, Amalapuram was awarded Ph.D. in inorganic and analytical chemistry for his thesis “a study on the physico-chemical properties, physiological influence and toxic effects of nicotine complexes”. He has done the Ph.D. under the guidance of Dr. T. Siva Rao of Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry.
Sangharsh at GITAM
Department of Mechanical Engineering of GITAM University is organising Sangharsh 09, a technical meet of mechanical engineering students to share and get updated on the latest advances. About 2,000 students from engineering colleges in different parts of India are expected to participate in Sangharsh 09 to be held on March 9 and 10, said convenor of the meet M.R.S. Satyanarayana.
Coordinator V. Srinivas informed that six technical sessions and many spot events are being planned. The Ministry of Defence is organising an aero-modelling workshop. G. Venkatesh (99517 84498) or U. Rajendhar (99855 571580) can be contacted for details. Interested can log on to www.sangharsh09.com which is the event’s website.
Bose birth anniversary
Andhra University organised a programme on the great achievements of Indians in science and technology last week as part of the year-long celebrations of the 150th birth anniversary of Prof. Jagadish Chandrabose. An expert in Vedic mathematics from Sydney Ravi Kumar, Registrar P.V.G.D. Prasada Reddy, Dean of Students Affairs O.S.R.U. Bhanu Kumar and others recalled the contributions made by the Indians.
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