Hyderabad: The Telangana State Technical Colleges Employees Association (TSTCEA) has urged Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad (JNTUH) to ensure that upcoming inspections of engineering colleges are conducted in a transparent manner, raising serious concerns over irregularities in faculty appointments and salary practices.The association alleged that several colleges are operating with unqualified principals and demanded that JNTUH make public the list of such institutions on its official website. “We also want to flag widespread non-payment of salaries to faculty. There is a need for verification of payslips, along with Form 16 and Form 26AS records, which would expose discrepancies. Despite affidavits submitted to regulatory bodies claiming implementation of 7th Pay Commission norms, many institutions are failing to pay even minimum wages as per All India Council for Technical Education guidelines,” said Ayineni Santosh Kumar, state president, TSTCEA.TSTCEA further highlighted that gratuity benefits are not being implemented in several colleges, while mandatory group accident insurance policies for faculty are absent in nearly 90% of institutions. The association also pointed to excessive reliance on temporary faculty, increasing workload and affecting academic quality. “We want to demand enforcement of the Telangana Education Act, 1982 (Section 79) to ensure job security and implementation of the prescribed faculty cadre ratio of 1:2:6,” Kumar said.This plea comes after JNTUH announced that it will commence fact-finding committee inspections for granting affiliations for the 2026-27 academic year from April 10. Officials said that the university has received 153 applications so far, with the deadline for submissions with late fee set as April 12.
