After SC/ST cell’s demand, GU to fill vacancies as per roster system

After the matter reached the state government last week, Education minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasma called the SC/ST cell office bearers and university authorities to discuss the issue. He finally agreed with the SC/ST cell, which insisted that the best course would be to follow the roster system. The minister reportedly told university officials to follow the law in the matter.

Vice-Chancellor M N Patel said that the new order would lead to delay in filling up of the posts, as GU will advertise afresh for the concerned posts, with almost 25 to be reserved for SC/ST candidates.

“The previous applications received through November 2013 advertisements have been rejected,” Patel said. When asked what steps the university would take if reserved category candidates were not found for the posts reserved for them, the V-C said the university would then go as per law.

According to sources, there are many vacancies in the state’s grant-in-aid science colleges affiliated to GU. As per the roster system, all these posts are required to be filled up by SC/ST candidates. The sources added that colleges were not filling up these posts and had instead started self-financed classes for science courses by recruiting additional staff for which they don’t have to follow the reservation policy. GU had permitted self-financed classes in January last year.