Jadavpur Scholars Warn Faculty Transfer Bill Threatens PhD Research

Jadavpur University researchers are worried about a new West Bengal transfer bill.

The bill would allow staff to move between state-run universities, although reports mainly discuss teaching faculty.

Some teachers supervise students working on PhD degrees.

The researchers say students could lose their supervisors if those teachers are transferred.

They worry this could create problems for PhD registrations and the validity of research work.

Fellowships might also be affected because some require a supervisor’s signature and progress report.

Laboratory experiments and long-term social science projects could become difficult to continue.

The researchers asked Governor R N Ravi to hear their concerns.

The state government has said the transfers could help newer universities by bringing in experienced professors.