Hyderabad: An association of teachers in private engineering colleges has alleged that they were facing problems with their pay scales, service rules and job security.
There are no well defined employment norms due to which teachers could be sacked any time. There are also cases where appointment letters have not been given to faculty members, it said. Mr P. Rama Krishna Reddy, president of JAC Private Engineering Colleges Teachers Association, wanted the government to appoint a special officer to monitor the quality of engineering education in affiliated engineering colleges as per the recommendations of the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE).
He said most colleges were not implementing pay scales as per norms prescribed by the AICTE, or the University Grants Commission. JAC convener N. Siva Sankara Reddy said the government should use the Education Act, 1982 to get managements to enforce uniform service conditions and welfare for faculty.
Mr Goutham Rao, president, Private Engineering College Managements, said, “We are implementing the pay scales but there will be differences in house rent allowance and dearness allowance.” He said if the teachers wanted salaries according to pay scales they should also consider student fees as per the Admission and Fee Regulatory Committee.
