Assistant Professors working in colleges have taken strong objection to the Special Transfer Guidelines issued by the Collegiate Education Department on February 26 regarding placement for newly appointed assistant professors for government first grade colleges through the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA).
They said the rules followed for general transfer of assistant professors have been abandoned in the new special transfer guidelines. The transfer of assistant professors working in the ‘E’ zone (rural areas) has been made compulsory and assistant professors who were transferred six months ago have also been considered for special transfer.
A total of 1,242 vacant posts of assistant professors in the Government First Grade Colleges have been taken up to be filled through the KEA, and the government has issued appointment orders for candidates who have been selected for 1,208 posts of assistant professors in 26 subjects.
