Post-graduation mandatory for the posts of Computer teachers
Posted on: 30/Oct/2018 3:44:11 PM
The State Government Department of School Education has introduced the regulation that henceforth, the candidates for the posts of computer teachers must have completed post-graduation.
However, the existing teachers had already raised objection for this proposal. The subject of Computer Science was introduced in the Government Schools in 1994. During the initial periods, the Diploma holders in Computer Science were appointed as teachers of Computer Science for the classes of +1 and +2.
Subsequently, the course of B. Sc. (Computer Science) was introduced. Hence, the candidates who had compiled B. Sc. (Computer Science) and B. Ed. Were appointed as Computer teachers. On this basis, there are presently 765 teachers employed.
However, as there is a regulation that only postgraduates can be appointed as Computer Science teachers for +1 and +2 classes, the State Government of Tamil Nadu has now taken a new decision. Accordingly, to fill up the current 809 vacancies for Computer Science Teachers, only postgraduates in Computer Science will be selected.
The existing teachers have protested this decision. Led by the General Secretary of the Higher Secondary Schools Senior Computer Science Teachers’ Association, Parasuraman, they presented a petition in this regard to the state School Education Minister, K. A. Sengottaiyan and the officials.
However, the officials explained that many non-graduates worked as computer teachers for several years. Once the degree course was introduced for Computer Science, the candidates who completed this graduate course were appointed as Computer Science Teachers. Accordingly, as a natural sequence or development, now the postgraduates in Computer Science are set to be selected as Computer Science Teachers. Thus, there are no prospects for the graduate teachers to be accorded the senior status.
