JOINT Statement on the
Implementation of OBC Reservation at all Level in the Faculty Recruitment
Yet again JNU
administration has betrayed OBC reservation in faculty positions – at associate
professor and professor level. The recent advertisement (ADVT. NO.
RC/44/2012) for the recruitment of faculties at associate professor and
professor level has not marked quota for OBC reservation, though it has marked
reservation for SC/ST. This is in clear
violation of Article 16(4) of the Constitution which states, “Nothing in this article shall prevent the
State from making any provision for the reservation of appointments or posts in
favour of any backward class of citizens which, in the opinion of the State, is
not adequately represented in the services under the State.” But the
casteist forces of JNU and other University administration are using such a
tactics and convenient logic to deny the constitutional rights of the socially
deprived community by some time making reference to government policy and
sometime to the UGC guideline. Since the opening of this university there has
been no OBC reservation in faculty positions at any level. It is the glittering
fact that there is a dearth of OBC faculties in the campus. In spite of making
effort to ensure the OBC reservation in positions of faculty, there have been
deliberate attempts to scuttle the OBC reservation in the faculty recruitment
by the administration. After long fight with administration and persuading
Academic Council, OBC vacancies at assistant level have been filled in last
recruitment - ADVT. NO. RC/42/2011.
When some of us met the rector and enquired about the anomalies in the
OBC reservation in faculty appointment, she informed that we are following UGC
Guideline and there are no lapses or contradictions in following the stipulated
rules and regulations. When we further asked rector that Central University of Kerala and Central University of Orissa are giving OBC reservation at all
level, is it that UGC is issuing different directives to different central
universities, she replied that ‘we do not know’ how they are giving such
reservation. She also said that if we do not follow UGC guideline in faculty
recruitment, we will face the difficulty in making payment to the faculties. As
per our knowledge UGC does not give financial aid under the particular head, it
is up to the university to decide how to spend it. Here it is very conspicuous
that JNU administration is interpreting GOI and UGC directives in a particular
manner to suit their own casteist interests and though it is quite possible to
provide the OBC reservation at all level in the faculty recruitment. They are
misinterpreting the entry level to
provide OBC reservation and UGC also helped in abetting this confusion more.
This entry level in order to give reservation is being narrowed down to only
assistant professor level whereas in the direct recruitment of associate
professor or professor is to be understood as entry level except in promotion. The recent IIT Kanpur has
advertised for the faculty recruitment and clearly said that OBC reservation
will be given at the entry without
saying that it is only at assistant professor level. It shows how indifferent
attitude they have regarding the social justice, in spite of enquiring to know
how the other universities are providing OBC reservation regarding to doing the
same in JNU, they are doing away with such responsibility.
The fight for social justice needs to be sharpened
and continued, as administration is putting one after another roadblocks to
scuttle the social justice. We are of the clear view that to realize social
justice, reservation is to be given at all level of faculty positions which is
mandatory to ensure the representation of Socially Backward Communities. Though,
some of the central universities like, Central
University of Kerala and Central
University of Orissa do provide OBC reservations in their faculty
recruitment at all level. But JNU is still pursuing arbitrariness and
highhandedness in faculty recruitment and going against the spirit of
Constitution.
The undersigned organizations urge JNUSU to take up this
issue with utmost seriousness and forge the struggle for social justice and get
implemented OBC quota at all level in faculty appointment.
AISA,
AISF, DSF, DSU , SFI, SFR, UDSF, and CONCERNED STUDENTS
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