M.Phil holders can teach

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M.Phil holders can teach

TIRUCHI: In the wake of Bharathidasan University's stand that M.Phil is not a qualification for teaching in colleges, teacher organisations, quoting UGC's notification on June 1, point out that any new regulation will come into effect only from the date of their publication in the Gazette of India.

Also, the university's instruction to affiliated colleges that faculties with M.Phil qualification must be given one year for clearing NET/SLET was not in accordance with the second and third amendments made by the UGC to its 'Regulation on Minimum qualifications required for the appointment and career advancement of teachers in universities institutions affiliated to it' in 2006 and 2009 respectively, they reason out.

Going by the amendments, M.Phil candidates were still eligible for teaching at UG level, said R. Lawrence, former president of the Tiruchi Zone of AUT.

The second amendment states thus: "NET shall remain compulsory requirement for appointment as lecturer even for those with post graduate degree. However, the candidates having Ph.D. degree in the subject concerned are exempted from NET for PG level and UG level teaching. The candidates having M.Phil degree in the subject are exempted from NET for UG level teaching only."

The third amendment (that is yet to take effect) reads as: " Provided, however, that candidates, who are or have been awarded Ph.D. degree in compliance of the "University Grants Commission (minimum standards and procedure for award of Ph.D. degree), Regulation 2009, shall be exempt from the requirement of minimum eligibility condition of NET/SLET for recruitment and appointment of Assistant Professor or equivalent positions in universities/ colleges/ institutions."

Since there is no mention about M.Phil candidates in the third amendment, their eligibility for college teaching as stated in the second amendment stands as such, Prof. Lawrence explained.