8 months ago
IIIT Asst Professors Protest Over Pay Revision
Assistant professors working on a contract basis at the Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) in Nuzvid and RK Valley have been protesting for six days.
They are upset because their salaries have not been increased in eight years.
The professors say they do the same work as regular faculty but are not paid fairly.
They have asked the university many times to fix this, but nothing has changed.
The chancellor was supposed to meet with them but didn't show up, which made them even more frustrated.
The professors say they will keep protesting until their demands are met.
Assistant professors at IIITs in Nuzvid and RK Valley protest for the sixth day over unchanged salaries for eight years.
Faculty allege apathy from university authorities despite repeated representations.
Chancellor's absence from Teckzite programme leaves professors disappointed.
Faculty members who joined between 2010 and 2014 express frustration over indifferent attitude.
Protesters announce intensification of agitation until demands are addressed.
- Who
- Assistant professors on contract basis at IIITs in Nuzvid and RK Valley
- What
- Protest over unchanged salaries for eight years
- Where
- Nuzvid (Eluru district) and RK Valley (YSR Kadapa district)
- When
- Sixth consecutive day of protest on Tuesday
- Why
- Demanding immediate revision of salaries and fair pay structure
Key facts
- Institution
- Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs)
- Location
- Nuzvid (Eluru district) and RK Valley (YSR Kadapa district)
- University
- Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies–Andhra Pradesh (RGUKT-AP)
- Duration of Protest
- Six consecutive days
- Years Without Pay Revision
- Eight years
- Faculty Joining Period
- 2010 to 2014
- Protest Reason
- Demanding salary revision and fair pay structure
- Chancellor's Response
- Absent from Teckzite programme, citing urgent official engagements
