Guest lecturers may have to go without pay in May due to inivigilation duty

Guest lecturers in government colleges have expressed concern over being assigned to invigilate examinations in May as they do not receive a salary for that month.

“Usually exams get over in the month of April, and at the most, only one or two exams spill over into May. But this year, due to the Legislative Assembly elections, most universities have scheduled exams in May. It is unfair to expect guest lecturers to work without pay, when permanent staff, who earn regular and substantially higher monthly salaries, can be assigned the same duty,” V. Thangaraj, State president, Tamil Nadu All Government College UGC Qualified Guest Lecturers Association, told The Hindu.