The Dimapur Naga Students’ Union (DNSU) has strongly condemned the recent appointments of assistant professors in the Higher Education Department bypassing the mandated recruitment process through the Nagaland Public Service Commission (NPSC), which it termed as arbitrary.
DNSU president Hinoto P Aomi and general secretary Micheal Kath in a press release said the blatant disregard for established procedures undermined the principles of meritocracy, transparency, and fairness in public service recruitment.
Viewing this act as a gross violation of the rights of qualified and aspiring Naga youth who had diligently prepared and awaited opportunities through the NPSC, they pointed out that the integrity of the state’s educational institutions was compromised when appointments were made based on favouritism and nepotism rather than merit and competence.
They said they were deeply concerned about the erosion of institutional integrity and the blatant disregard for the established recruitment processes. Maintaining that such arbitrary appointments not only denied deserving individuals their rightful opportunities but also severely impacted the quality of education imparted to students, they mentioned that the future of the state’s higher education was being jeopardised by these unethical practices.
The NSF leaders demanded immediate cancellation of all appointments made without following the NPSC recruitment process, besides demanding that the Higher Education Department strictly adhere to the established recruitment procedures through the NPSC for all future appointments.
Furthermore, they insisted that the government must ensure transparency and accountability in all recruitment processes to maintain the integrity of public service, along with conducting a thorough investigation into the matter and taking appropriate action against those responsible for these arbitrary appointments.
They emphasised that the government must uphold the rights of Naga youth to fair and equitable opportunities in public service. Urging the state government to rectify this grave injustice and restore the faith of Naga youth in the fairness and integrity of the recruitment processes, they cautioned that failure to address
this issue would compel the DNSU to launch further agitations to protect the rights and interests of the student community. They asserted that the DNSU stood firm in its commitment to ensuring that merit and transparency prevailed in the recruitment of educators, thereby safeguarding the future of higher education in Nagaland.
They also expressed shock to note that Naga society had eroded so much that educated individuals willingly participated in such unscrupulous practices, robbing the deserving students of a chance to sit for NPSC exam.
As per the RTI reply, they claimed that 144 posts had been arbitrarily regularised in 2024-25, which they said was even unthinkable. Declaring that the DNSU would take democratic forms of protest against such injustice, they appealed all right-thinking citizens and organisations to speak up against such blatant injustice.