The All Nagaland College Students’ Union (ANCSU) on Saturday raised concern over delays in initiating recruitment for 129 assistant professor posts and demanded that the requisition be immediately forwarded to the Nagaland Public Service Commission (NPSC).
In a representation submitted to the Higher & Technical Education department, the union expressed dissatisfaction over what it described as the department’s continued failure to act, despite the posts having received all necessary approvals.
While acknowledging the state government and the department for creating the posts to address the acute shortage of faculty in government colleges, the ANCSU pointed out that the Manpower Rationalisation Committee had recommended the posts on August 11, 2025, followed by Cabinet approval on August 30, 2025.
The union said that despite these clearances, the requisition for recruitment has not been sent to the NPSC, questioning the reasons for the delay when all administrative formalities at the government level have already been completed.
Stating that recruitment should have commenced immediately after Cabinet approval, the ANCSU maintained that further delay was unjustified and avoidable.
Highlighting the importance of timely recruitment, the union warned that prolonged inaction could adversely affect academic standards in government colleges, while also creating uncertainty among students and aspiring candidates.
The ANCSU urged the competent authority to take immediate steps to forward the requisition to the NPSC, reiterating that prompt recruitment was in the larger interest of higher education in Nagaland.