The Tamil Nadu government’s act of distributing appointment orders to 11 assistant professors for government arts and science colleges from among those who appeared for the recruitment examination in December 2025 has caused consternation among fellow aspirants.
A section of the aspirants has claimed that this would hamper the seniority of all other candidates who would join after them, although they appeared for the same recruitment examination.
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Friday distributed appointment letters to 11 assistant professors – four for Wildlife Biology, three for Indian Culture and Tourism, two for Marine Biology, and one each for History Education and Human Rights. The Teachers’ Recruitment Board (TRB) had announced the certificate verification and interview of shortlisted candidates for these subjects on March 23 and 24, which was advanced to March 11 and 12 through a notification on March 4.
“This is likely to have an impact on not only their promotions, remuneration, and other benefits, but also on appointments to senior posts like college principal or regional joint directors in subsequent years,” said V. Thangaraj, State president, Tamil Nadu All Government College UGC Qualified Guest Lecturers’ Association.
