There is a need for structural changes in the appointment process of professors. , Photo credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto
wThe topic of rewriting history is being debated in different forums from different points of view, as a student of history, I find something different. We all talk about changing the academic curriculum, bringing new policies on education, changing the pattern of entrance exams and what not. But it all seems superficial to me. Knowingly or unknowingly we ignore all these things.
Roots are those who make it possible for institutions to survive: professors and students. I’ll talk more about the professors and less about the students. Right to expression is a fundamental right enshrined in the constitution and on this basis I should not hesitate to say that Indian professors lack professionalism.
What is meant by the word professionalism here? Ideally, a professor who is endowed with a high level of intelligence should give more lectures so that he can make it to a generation. But, the more educated you are, the less you lecture, which has now become the norm. Instead of taking classes of their own, they pursue a Ph.D. assigns work to Scholars, who may be good in knowledge but lack articulation and articulation because they lack experience, which in turn undermine the essence of discourse and debate in the classroom.
It cannot be denied that professors have administrative responsibilities. Instead of handling the classes on their own, they take help from some students and in return pay them remuneration in academic favoritism. If a student disagrees with the professors order, there are high chances that it will take him back one semester or invite other consequences. More or less this Ph.D. Also happens with Scholar too. They cannot intellectually surpass their professors and must always be subject to what we in sociology call structural stagnation.
Now the question arises that what should be the solution? There is a need for structural changes in the appointment process of professors. The process of qualifying NET/JRF followed by interviews with senior professors has a certain element of favoritism which suppresses the meritorious students. Appointments should be purely on the basis of merit, including publication of research papers, columns or books. This is how propaganda should be done. Second, professors should not be allowed to stay in a college for three years or more. Permanent tenure of professors in universities creates a sense of dominance leading to the use of coercive powers, ultimately resulting in lack of professionalism. Professors should be transferred from one university to another. This process will motivate them to stay updated on their subject and will definitely be a relief to the students.
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