Srinagar, Nov 11 (KNS): The demand for revising recruitment rules to provide opportunities to specialised Fisheries and Forestry graduates in Jammu and Kashmir is under active consideration of the government, Vice-Chancellor Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K) said on Wednesday.
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‎The Vice-Chancellor said the existing recruitment rules were framed at a time when specialised graduates and postgraduate professionals in these fields were not readily available, making it necessary to revisit the eligibility criteria in view of the changing academic landscape.
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‎He said the earlier rules allowed candidates with a BSc degree having Physics as one of the subjects, including those with a Biology background, to apply for certain posts.
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‎However, with specialised graduates in Fisheries and Forestry now available, the university believes the eligibility criteria need to be reviewed to accommodate their qualifications.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel
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‎"The demand of these students is genuine. They have specialised qualifications, and we have also shared recruitment rules followed by other states with the government to make a positive case for revising the existing criteria," he said.
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‎The Vice-Chancellor said certain recruitment-related issues in the Agriculture Department also needed attention, adding that the government was examining the connected matters.
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‎He said the university was pursuing the issue with the government and expressed hope that the concerns of qualified graduates would be considered.
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‎"The matter is under active consideration of the government, and we are pursuing it," he added. (KNS)