Guwahati: Assam higher education directorate has summoned at least 70 individuals working as tutors, principals, teachers, and librarians over suspicion that some of them allegedly hold fake PhDs.
As per reports, in this regard, a screening committee has been formed and the former vice-chancellor of Dibrugarh University, Prof Alak Kumar Buragohain has been appointed as the chairman of the same.
The individuals who have been asked to appear before the directorate on July 19, have been working in different government-aided colleges under fixed pay.
Notably, District-level committees formed by the state government have recommended the upgrade of their services in regular posts.
''Most of them who have been asked to appear for document verification are working as tutors. If their PhDs are found to be genuine, those teachers, working on fixed pay, will clear the hurdles to get posts of assistant professors,'' Director of higher education, Dharmakanta Mili was quoted as saying by TOI.
He further said that there will be a remarkable hike in the salaries if they get promoted as assistant professors, which will pave the way to become assistant professors later.
However, as per the TOI report, most of them obtained their PhDs from private universities and public-funded universities outside the state.
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