In a letter to all the registrars of the universities, UGC said that the Honorarium for Guest Faculty be enhanced from INT 1500 per lecture subject to a maximum of INR 50,000 per month. UGC said “ the Commission in its 537thmeeting held on December 10, 2018 considered the issue ofenhancement of the rates of Honorarium of Guest Faculty in universitiesand colleges consequent upon the implementation of therecommendations of the 7th Pay Commission.”
Prior to the increase, the honorarium for the guest lecture was INR 1000 subject to a maximum of INR 25,000 per month.
According to the UGC, the guest faculty can be appointed only against the sanctioned post.
"However, for the universities where the sanctioned posts are not adequate as per the teaching working load, the number of Guest Faculty to be appointed can be up to 20% over and above the sanctioned posts," the notification added.
The notification further added that the qualification for the guest faculty has to be same as those prescribed for the regular Assistant Professors of Universities/Colleges in UGC Regulations.
"The Selection procedure for appointing Guest Faculty shall be the same as those of regularly appointed Assistant Professors," it added.
The commission also clarified that the guest teacher will not be treated like regular teachers for the purpose of voting rights and will not receive the benefits such as allowances, pension, gratuity and leave etc.
"We are happy with the increase in total pay in a month thouour demand was 65,000 per month for a teacher. But, the per lecture Honorarium should have been more," said an office-bearer from a teacher organization.
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