MES COllege

Policy on Staff Appointment and Service Benefits

THE POLICY

  1. Appointment of Teaching Staff: Appointment of teaching staff to self-financing section shall be carried out in a mechanism similar to the appointment of regular staff of aided section. The eligibility criteria will be the same as that fixed by UGC. Vacancies will be notified and the applicants will be called for interview. The interview panel will consists of Chairman of Governing Body, Principal and Subject expert. The scoring in the interview shall be as per the regulations of UGC and rank list will be prepared accordingly. Appointments will be based on the rank in the interview.
  2. Appointment of Non-Teaching Staff: Appointment of non- teaching staff to self-financing section shall be carried out in a mechanism similar to the appointment of non teaching staff of aided section. The eligibility criteria will be the same as that fixed by Government of Kerala. Vacancies will be notified and the applicants will be called for interview. The interview panel will consists of Chairman of Governing Body, Principal and one teacher nominated by Governing body. Appointments will be based on the rank in the interview.
  3. Service Benefits
    1. Salary of Teaching Staff
      • Salary of the teaching staff will be fixed by the governing body according to the existing guidelines of Government of Kerala and University of Calicut
      • Special salary package shall be given to those having PhD
      • Annual Increment will be given to all the teaching staff who completes one year of service at this college
      • A teaching staff will become eligible for vacation pay if he/she has completed 12 months of continuous service (including vacation) in this college. Vacation salary will be paid if he/she continues service in this college.
    2. Salary of Non-Teaching Staff
      • Salary of the teaching staff will be fixed by the governing body according to the existing guidelines of Government of Kerala
      • Annual Increment will be given to all the non-teaching staff who completes one year of service at this college
    3. Festival Allowance
    4. Festival allowance will be given to all the teaching and non-teaching staff during Onam season
    5. Leaves
    6. Teaching staff are eligible for 15 casual leaves. Non-Teaching staff are eligible for 20 casual leaves. Not more than two leaves can be taken in one month itself. Maternity leave (LWA) for one year will be granted to female teachers. Male teachers are eligible for 5 days of paternity leave.
  4. Welfare Schemes
  5. Teachers are enrolled in Employee Provident Fund (EPF) and Employee State Insurance (ESI) Scheme. Accident Insurance will also be provided.
  6. Financial Assistance to attend seminars and conferences
  7. Financial Assistance will be provided to teachers to attend seminars/workshops/conferences. The assistance may be in the form of registration fee of the event or travel allowance. The management deserves the right to fix the amount of such financial assistance.
  8. Financial Assistance to join Professional Bodies
  9. Financial assistance will be provided to teachers to join professional bodies. The assistance may be provided as membership fee for such professional bodies.