Patna University hikes fee for exam work
PATNA: Patna University (PU) has finally enhanced the teachers' remuneration for various examination-related duties. A formal notification to this effect was issued by the university on Wednesday. Welcoming the PU's decision, Patna University Teachers' Association general secretary Randhir Kumar Singh said the remuneration for examination and evaluation works had been revised after more than a decade. He pointed out that while Delhi University pays Rs 160 per session for invigilation work, PU used to pay only Rs 50. Similarly, a PU teacher was getting only Rs 8 to 10 for evaluating an answer book, whereas teachers of other universities are given Rs 20 to 25 for the same job, he added. According to the new notification, the rate of question paper setting for post-graduation courses has been revised from Rs 300 to Rs 400, while the rate of evaluation has been revised from Rs 10 to Rs 15 per answer book. Similarly, the rate of paper setting for PG diploma courses has been revi...