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TN to drop descriptive questions in assistant professor exam
The Tamil Nadu higher education department plans to reform the assistant professors' recruitment exam, likely dropping descriptive-type questions to speed up hiring and reduce litigation. The Teachers Recruitment Board (TRB) conducted the…
The Tamil Nadu higher education department plans to reform the assistant professors' recruitment exam, likely dropping descriptive-type questions to speed up hiring and reduce litigation. The Teachers Recruitment Board (TRB) conducted the exam on December 27 last year for 2,708 vacancies in government arts and science colleges, with 42,064 candidates appearing.
Results were released on June 25, but shortlisting for interviews has been stalled by court cases over the marking of descriptive answers. The Madras High Court has stayed the recruitment process. A high-level committee that reviewed answer sheets found no evaluation lapses, according to sources.
TRB officials said analysing experience data for 42,000 candidates will take two to three months before interviews can begin. Candidates have urged the state to make TRB autonomous and to video-record interviews. The department said it will issue a revised exam pattern for future recruitment.
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The move follows a pattern of legal challenges that have delayed faculty hiring in Tamil Nadu's state colleges for years. With 96,477 students enrolled for 2026-27, the 2,708 unfilled posts mean student-teacher ratios will remain strained until at least December. The switch from descriptive to objective questions could reduce marking disputes, but the biggest bottleneck remains the manual verification of 42,000 candidates' prior teaching experience, a process TRB itself estimates at two to three months. The Madras High Court's stay must be vacated before any interview can begin, making the court's next hearing the key date to watch.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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