Examiner Bureau | Srinagar:
The Jammu and Kashmir Higher Education Department has sanctioned the placement of 20 Assistant Professors, Librarians and Physical Training Instructors (PTIs) of Government Degree Colleges in Academic Pay Level 11 with an Academic Grade Pay (AGP) of ₹7,000.
The placement was approved through Government Order No. 314-JK(HE) of 2026, dated September 15, following the recommendations recorded in the minutes of the Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) meeting held on April 22, 2024.
The beneficiaries belong to a range of academic disciplines, including Urdu, English, Economics, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Applications, Psychology, Biotechnology, Commerce, Geography, Hindi, Education and Kashmiri.
According to the government order, the placement dates of the 20 faculty members range from August 2020 to April 2021.
In the case of Rouf Ahmad, the placement in the higher academic pay level will take effect from April 9, 2021, corresponding to the date on which he was awarded his PhD.
The faculty members included in Annexure A are:
- Dr Saleem Ahmed
- Dr Rabia Iqbal
- Dr Ajaz Ul Islam
- Dr Sajad Hussain Rather
- Dr Mudasir Hassan Dar
- Dr Gaurav Kumar
- Dr Tawseef Amhed Teli
- Ajaz Ahmad Hajam
- Rajinder Kumar
- Imran Hussain Shah
- Azhar Javed
- Asha Devi
- Mujahid Ul Islam
- Sanjay Kumar
- Gatuam Singh Lalotra
- Rajni Kumari
- Mohd Muzzafar Lone
- Rouf Ahmad
- Nazir-Ul Amin Gash
- Deeba
The Higher Education Department has directed the concerned principals not to release the arrears from their regular salary budgets.
Instead, the principals have been asked to approach the department separately for allocation of additional funds required for payment of the arrears arising from the retrospective placement.
The order provides for implementation of the approved placement in accordance with the applicable rules and conditions.
