Kohima: The All Nagaland College Students’ Union (ANCSU) wants to keep the PhD requirement for professor promotions. It filed a formal objection with the state government on August 13. The group says removing the doctoral mandate violates the Nagaland Higher Education Service Rules 2015, the UGC Regulations 2010, and the Revised UGC Regulations 2018.
Current state rules demand specific qualifications for advancement to Associate Professor and Professor roles. Assistant Professors at Academic Level 12 must hold a PhD to move to Academic Level 13A. ANCSU warns that lowering these bars hurts teaching quality and institutional standards. "Academic standards, merit, and institutional integrity must remain non-negotiable," the union declared.
The student body also pushed back against blanket regularization for guest, ad-hoc, and contract lecturers. They argue such moves lock out qualified young applicants from fair competition. Instead, the union demands that the government conduct all future hiring through the Nagaland Public Service Commission. The goal is to keep the selection process transparent and based on merit.
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