7.19. EDUCATION
(a). COLLEGIATE EDUCATION
7.19(a).1. The Department of Collegiate Education was set up in 1957 with 13 Arts and
Science Colleges under its control. During 1972, by the introduction of direct
payment system, the colleges managed by the private educational agencies
were also brought under the control of the Collegiate Education Department.
Later the administrative jurisdiction was extended to the Music Colleges,
Arabic Colleges, Training Colleges, Physical Education Colleges and the
Students Hostel attached to the Government Colleges.
7.19(a).2. This Department is the Government agency to make arrangements for starting
new Government Colleges, new courses in Government Colleges and to make
arrangement for the payment of salary etc to the staff of the Private Colleges
coming under the direct payment scheme. The Department looks after various
developmental schemes such as conduct of the faculty improvement
programmes for SC/ST students etc. The Department maintains the Provident
Fund accounts of the Private College staff. Almost all the teaching staff except
those in Music/Arabic Colleges are paid salary under the UGC scheme. The
UGC pay scales which came into effect from 1.1.2006 has since been made
applicable to the employees eligible to be covered under the scheme as per
GO(P) No. 171/99/H.Edn dated 21-12-1999.
7.19(a).3. The Director is the Head of the Department and Additional Director and
Deputy Directors assist him in academic matters. The posts of Additional
Director and Deputy Director are filled from the academic side and the scales
of pay of the posts are as per the UGC scheme. Five zonal offices are
functioning in the State under the control of Deputy Directors at Kollam,
Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur and Kozhikode. The following institutions are
under the administrative control of the Department.
Institution Government Private Total
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Arts & Science Colleges 39 150 189
Music Colleges 3 - 3
Arabic Colleges - 11 11
Training Colleges 4 17 21
Physical Education College 1 - 1
Students Hostels 15 - 15
Total 62 178 240
7.19(a).4. The Commission held discussion with the representatives of various Service
Organisations and the Head of the Department. Accordingly, the following
recommendations are made:
(i) It has been requested that UGC pay scale may be sanctioned to the
Lectures of Music and Arabic Colleges. The teachers of Music in Arts
and Science Colleges have been covered under UGC scale. The Music
Colleges which are affiliated to Universities impart studies in Degree
and P.G. Courses. But the Music Colleges have not been brought
under UGC scheme. The Arabic Colleges (11 numbers) have also not
been covered by the UGC scheme. The Commission recommends
that the Government may consider the question of bringing Music
and Arabic Colleges also under the UGC scheme. However, the post
of Principal (Music College) may be placed in the corresponding scale
of pay of Rs.23200-31150. The post of Principal (Arabic College) and
Professor (Vocal, Veena, Mridhangam and Violin) may be placed in
the scale of pay corresponding to Rs.20700-26600.
(ii) The Commission recommends to allow the scale of pay
corresponding to Rs.8390-13270 to the Technical Assistant (Computer
Science) and Technical Assistant (Electronics).
(iii) The Lab Attenders and Library Attenders may be placed in the scale
of pay corresponding to Rs.4750-7820.
(iv) The scale of pay of Gasman may be enhanced to the scale of pay
corresponding to Rs.5250-8390.
(v) The Commission recommends that one post of Library Assistant in
the Aided Colleges coming under A, B, C, D Grades may be filled up
from last grade servants having the qualification of certificate course
in Library Science and placed in the scale of pay corresponding to
Rs.5250-8390. One post of Non – UGC Librarian in Aided Colleges
coming under A, B Grades may be revived as Librarian Grade IV.
(vi) GO(P) No.171/99/HEdn. dated 21.12.1999 stipulates that the
qualification for appointment of Part Time Teachers should be the
same as that of regular Teachers and should be selected by regularly
constituted selection committee.
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(vii) There have been representations before the Commission that no
scales of pay have been prescribed by Government for Part-Time
Teachers as per the revised guidelines of the UGC issued for
implementation of the recommendations of 6th UGC Pay Revision
Committee. The Kerala State Higher Education Council has placed
requests for this before the Government. However, no scales of pay
have been formulated for Part-Time Teachers of Colleges under UGC
Scheme. The terms of reference of this Commission exclude the posts
covered by UGC/AICTE etc. As the posts of Part-time Teachers of
colleges are coming under UGC, the Commission leaves the matter to
the consideration of Government with recommendation to sanction
scale of pay as Para 10 (1) of the order implementing the UGC scheme
in Kerala, at the earliest.
