UGC Orders Bihar Universities to Pay Contract Assistant Professors Equal Salary to Regular Staff

The UGC issued this directive in an affidavit filed in the Patna High Court. The commission argued that contract assistant professors should receive the same initial gross monthly salary as regular faculty members. This decision comes after a legal challenge regarding the salary disparity between contract and regular staff in Bihar universities. The UGC's stance aims to ensure fair compensation for all teaching staff, regardless of their employment status.