Grant-in-aid AES colleges to remain under GU this year
These will become SFIs and be affiliated to Ahmedabad University next year after salaries and post-retirement benefits are decided
By Yogesh Avasthi
Posted On Thursday, May 27, 2010 (http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article§name=News%20-%20City§id=3&contentid=20100527201005270407323674e6c507f)
The Ahmedabad Education Society (AES) has decided against converting its five grant-in-aid colleges into self-financed colleges this year. They were planning to bring these colleges under AES-promoted Ahmedabad University (AU).
Now that is likely to happen next year as AES wants to first resolve issues raised by the teaching and non-teaching staff of these grant-in-aid colleges.
The five colleges in question — L D College of Arts, H L College of Commerce, M G Science College, L M Pharmacy and A G Teachers’ College — are currently affiliated to Gujarat University. The colleges have been opposing AES’s decision to convert them into SFIs and affiliate them to AU.
One of their concerns is the exorbitant fee the SFIs will charge from students. Another issue is that of salary scales, provident fund, pension and gratuity they are eligible for right now as employees of grant-in-aid colleges.
The teaching and non-teaching staff say that while grant-in-aid colleges offer job security, the same cannot be said of SFIs. Highly placed sources at AU said they will take a year’s time to resolve these issues.
“We assure the teaching and non-teaching staff that nobody will lose their job. A decision will also be taken regarding your post-retirement benefits. No one will be lose anything he or she has been entitled to as an employee of grant-in-aid college.
We need to work on how these benefits will be calculated once the colleges are brought under AU. Till everything is taken care of, the colleges will remain affiliated to GU,” an official said on condition of anonymity. He also assured that the admission of students will be strictly on merit and that scholarships will be awarded to meritorious students from financially poor backgrounds.
“Torrent Power will be awarding scholarships to poor students. We will not let money be an impediment in providing quality education. In the next one year, we shall have a proper system in place for processing admissions, salary and other benefits,” he said.
By Yogesh Avasthi
Posted On Thursday, May 27, 2010 (http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article§name=News%20-%20City§id=3&contentid=20100527201005270407323674e6c507f)
The Ahmedabad Education Society (AES) has decided against converting its five grant-in-aid colleges into self-financed colleges this year. They were planning to bring these colleges under AES-promoted Ahmedabad University (AU).
Now that is likely to happen next year as AES wants to first resolve issues raised by the teaching and non-teaching staff of these grant-in-aid colleges.
The five colleges in question — L D College of Arts, H L College of Commerce, M G Science College, L M Pharmacy and A G Teachers’ College — are currently affiliated to Gujarat University. The colleges have been opposing AES’s decision to convert them into SFIs and affiliate them to AU.
One of their concerns is the exorbitant fee the SFIs will charge from students. Another issue is that of salary scales, provident fund, pension and gratuity they are eligible for right now as employees of grant-in-aid colleges.
The teaching and non-teaching staff say that while grant-in-aid colleges offer job security, the same cannot be said of SFIs. Highly placed sources at AU said they will take a year’s time to resolve these issues.
“We assure the teaching and non-teaching staff that nobody will lose their job. A decision will also be taken regarding your post-retirement benefits. No one will be lose anything he or she has been entitled to as an employee of grant-in-aid college.
We need to work on how these benefits will be calculated once the colleges are brought under AU. Till everything is taken care of, the colleges will remain affiliated to GU,” an official said on condition of anonymity. He also assured that the admission of students will be strictly on merit and that scholarships will be awarded to meritorious students from financially poor backgrounds.
“Torrent Power will be awarding scholarships to poor students. We will not let money be an impediment in providing quality education. In the next one year, we shall have a proper system in place for processing admissions, salary and other benefits,” he said.
