All Nagaland College Students’ Union (ANCSU) has reiterated appeal to the state government to look into the long-pending demands of the union without delay to avoid confrontation from the student community.
The demands of the union include land issue of Kohima Science College (KSC), Jotsoma and other district Colleges/Institutions, recruitment of 110 assistant professors through NPSC and setting up of nodal cell for all scholarship schemes.
In a memorandum addressed to the chief minister and minister higher & technical education and tribal affairs, ANCSU president Vimeyiekho Vitso and general secretary Imnameren N Jamir pointed out that KSC land issue must be settled on priority since the college was preparing to be assessed again in the next two to three years and was likely to be declared a deemed university.
Also, questioning the state government for not bringing out any land survey report on other district college/institute, ANCSU has appealed to the state government to “comprehend the gravity of the land issues” and expedite the process.”
Concerning setting up of nodal cell for all scholarship schemes, the union has acknowledged the state government for setting up a common scholarship portal and notifying the establishment for a nodal cell to implement all kinds of scholarship schemes. It has expressed hope that the nodal cell would be functional by early month of the year 2020.
Also, acknowledging the advertisement of 63 assistant professor posts by the Nagaland Public Service Commission (NPSC), ANCSU has, however, urged the government to advertise the remaining 47 posts through NPSC at the earliest. It affirmed that the sanctioned 110 assistant professors posts be recruited through NPSC.
Meanwhile, ANCSU has proposed setting up of an academic council to facilitate growth of state’s higher & technical education.
It suggested that academic council should have representatives such as academicians, educationists, professors/associate professors/HoD from colleges within the state and other required members, who the department and the state government feel were genuine.
ANCSU proposed that the academic council should engage in the framing of education policies and programme, academic performances of the colleges/institutes, correspond with the academic council in Nagaland University for necessary action and proposal of requisite faculty staff in colleges/institutes in strict accordance with the UGC guidelines.
The union expressed hope that setting up of the council would contribute towards the academic growth of the state.