So, we have decided to increase the age of retirement of college and university teachers…(and) vice-chancellors,” the chief minister said during the Calcutta University convocation at Nazrul Mancha. Exactly two years ago, Mamata had announced to a gathering at Netaji Indoor Stadium that her government was raising the retirement age of college and university teachers from 60 to 62 years. Institutions should utilise their expertise for further improvement.”The TelegraphBengal has 14,000-odd sanctioned posts of college and university teachers, around 10 per cent of whom retire each year. The state college service commission is in the middle of a recruitment drive to fill around 2,500 vacancies in the rank of assistant professor. Srutinath Praharaj, a former office-bearer of the CPM-controlled West Bengal College and University Teachers’ Association, said the chief minister’s announcement had bitter-sweet overtones.

Source: The Telegraph January 07, 2019 20:48 UTC