New Delhi: The IITs have set up a
committee to evolve a performance-related incentive scheme
(PRIS) to encourage well-performing teachers by giving them
special incentives as available to ISRO scientists.
The committee, headed by IIT Madras Director Prof M S
Ananth, comprises six members, including two from the IIT
Faculty Federation. It is expected to submit its report by
December 15, an IIT Director said.
The committee will study the existing PRIS in Indian
Space Research Organisation where the scientists are rewarded
with 20 to 50 per cent of their basic salary per month as
incentive for their performance at organisation, department
and individual levels.
"We hope the committee to submit its report before
December 15. It will take into account the performance of
teachers in terms of research work and publications and
suggest a suitable incentive scheme," the director said.
The IITs have also set up a separate committee to
suggest criteria for promotion of professor to senior grade.
This committee comprises of deputy directors of four IITs
besides representatives from the faculty.
The recommendation of this committee will form the
basis on which a professor will move from Rs 10,500 academic
grade pay to Rs 12,000 academic grade pay.
The IIT Faculty Federation, which accepted the new pay
structure from this month, has expressed displeasure over
certain provisions in the package. It has opposed the 40 per
cent cap on promotion of professors to the senior grade.
The federation met Human Resource Development Minister
Kapil Sibal last month who had assured them that the norms
could be relaxed for exceptional cases and that the government
would start the PRIS to encourage teachers who are performing
well.
Sibal had asked the IIT directors to prepare the
details of PRIS.
The IIT faculty has been saying that the provision for
contractual appointment at entry level will not attract young
people to join the faculty.
The PRIS scheme is expected to attract young talents
to the IITs.
Bureau Report
First Published: Monday, November 02, 2009, 18:07