Stand-off between IIT faculty and govt "resolved"

New Delhi, Oct 2 (PTI) The month-long standoff between
the government and the IIT faculty over pay structure was
"resolved" Friday with the HRD Ministry agreeing to revisit
the contentious norms, including 40 per cent cap on promotion
of professors to senior grade.

The IIT faculty expressed happiness over its hour-long
meeting with HRD Minister Kapil Sibal to discuss the
contentious issues but did not announce an end to their
agitation.

The minister assured them that the Board of Governors
of IITs can "deviate from the existing norms in exceptional
cases to promote excellence".

"All issues between IIT faculty and HRD Ministry over
pay structure have been resolved. Our guidelines are just
norms and there can be flexibility or relaxation in
exceptional cases," Sibal told reporters after the meeting.

The IIT faculty said the flexibility of the IIT system
will help the institutes move forward.

"The minister has assured us about IIT retaining
flexibility and they can relax norms. We are happy that these
norms can be taken off by the board if necessary. But we will
discuss with the directors tomorrow about implementation. We
will take final decision on our agitational plan after that,"
Prof M Thenmozhi, President of All India IIT Faculty
Federation, said. (More) PTI BKM
RAI


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