The Hindu 09.03.2013
Corporation teachers’ association plea to Govt.
The Coimbatore Corporation All Teachers Association has urged the State Government to rectify the anomalies in the TNTET (Tamil Nadu Teacher Eligibility Test). In a statement issued here, association general secretary S. Devasahayam said that at present, an English teacher taking the TNTET had to prepare for Tamil paper, even though he/she was not going to teach the subject. With all those papers having equal weightage, a teacher cannot ignore any subject.
He also called upon the State Government to take up the calculation of Provident Fund from the Corporation. Already, the pension of Corporation teachers was being calculated and disbursed through the State Treasury.
The association pointed out that the Corporation teachers were now losing the seniority upon a transfer to a State Government school, even though recruitment for both was done through the Teachers Recruitment Board (TRB). The association also wanted the post of a permanent Chief Educational Officer to be created for Coimbatore Corporation. At present, a Corporation School Headmaster was holding the additional charge of CEO. Mr. Devasahayam also wanted preference for candidates from Coimbatore while filling up vacancies in local schools.
