Mumbai, 27 Feb (HS):- Academic credentials and performance

in the interview will be evaluated for appointment of teachers in all the

non-agricultural universities. Academic credentials, research, and teaching will

have 80 marks, while weightage of 20 marks will be awarded for performance in

the interview. The new system for recruitment of Assistant Professors,

Associate Professors, and Professors suggested by the Governor and Chancellor of

the universities in Maharashtra, will be approved soon.

The procedure will be recorded through audio-visual

equipment to maintain transparency in the recruitment procedure, Minister for

Higher and Technical Education Chandrakant Patil said. The aptitude of the applicant,

seminars and lectures in classroom situations will be evaluated. The selection

bearing signatures of all the members of the selection committee will be sealed

immediately after completion of the procedure. The result will be announced the

next day.

The new procedure is being adopted for all the

non-agricultural universities aimed at improving the quality of education,

Patil said.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar