Question : RETIREMENT AGE IN CENTRAL UNIVERSITIES



(a) whether all the Central Universities follow uniform age of retirement as per the decision of the Union Government;

(b) whether Indira Gandhi National Open University had made certain deviation from the Central Government instructions in regard to the age of superannuation within different categories of employees of the universities; and

(c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefore?

Answer given by the minister

THE MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. MURLI MANOHAR JOSHI)

(a) to (c) The Scheme of revision of pay scales of University and College Teachers circulated to all Central Universities and State Governments, vide Ministry of Human Resource Development’s letters dated 27.7.1998 and 6.11.1998 provides that the age of superannuation of University and College teachers would be 62 years. The age of superannuation of 62 years shall also be applicable to Registrars, Librarians, Physical Education Personnel, Controllers of Examinations, Finance Officers and such other University employees who are being treated at par with teachers and whose age of superannuation was 60 years.