| PSC to re-advertise 1289 posts of Asst Professors shortly | | M.Phill degree holders, NET, SET qualifiers eligible | | Akshay Azad
Jammu, Dec 28: The Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC) will shortly re-advertise 1289 posts of Assistance Professors following judgement of the High Court in a PIL.
Moreover, as per the decision of High Court, all the candidates having qualified M. Phill degree besides those who have qualified State Eligibility Test (SET) and National Eligibility Test (NET) recently, are also eligible to apply for the posts.
Sources informed Early Times that on October 3, 2013 the J&K High Court had given the judgment on the Public Interest Litigation, filed by some scholars and others challenging the notification number 09-PSC (DR-P) of 2013, dated 23-03-2013, over qualification prescribed for the posts advertised.
The petitioners had contended that PSC has not shown the qualification as per Jammu and Kashmir Education (Gazetted) College Service Recruitment Rules 2008 and had secured stay from High Court.
"The High Court has given decision in favour of the candidates and has reportedly asked the Higher Education department to consider the M. Phill degrees as eligibility for the posts", sources said.
An official in Higher Education department, pleading anonymity said that the High Court had given its decision on October 3, but the official order was issued some days back. "According to High Court order, all the candidates, having M. Phill degree, are now eligible to apply for the posts", he said, adding that the Higher Education department has asked the JK Public Service Commission to re-commence the process of selection.
He further said that according to order, all the candidates who have qualified State Eligibility Test and National Eligibility Test, even after the stay, were also eligible to apply for the posts.
Officials in Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission maintained that they have received the official letter from Higher Education department recently and would likely to re-advertise the posts.
"In few days a decision will be taken by PSC authorities and a new date will be given shortly, to all the candidates to apply for the posts", he said, adding that the candidates who had submitted the application forms, before stay order was issued, would not be required to fill application forms, again.
Pertinently, the PSC had advertised 1289 posts of Assistant Professors on 25-05-2013 but on June 6, 2013 Jammu Wing of the J&K High Court has ordered stay on the said notification. |
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