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Professors' Exam Shake-up: Descriptive Questions Axed
26 Sep
Summary
- Assistant professor recruitment exam to undergo reforms.
- Descriptive questions likely to be removed in future exams.
- Litigation over marking has delayed the current recruitment process.
Reforms are planned for the assistant professor recruitment exam in Tamil Nadu to streamline the hiring process, which has faced delays due to litigation over descriptive question scoring. Future exams are likely to eliminate descriptive-type questions. The Teachers Recruitment Board (TRB) had conducted an exam for 2,708 vacancies in government arts and science colleges on December 27, 2025, with 42,064 candidates participating.
Despite results being released on June 25, 2026, candidate shortlisting for interviews is stalled. This is due to ongoing court cases questioning the marking methodology for descriptive answers, with many candidates reporting low scores. The Madras High Court has placed a stay on the recruitment process. A high-level committee found no evaluation lapses, but students may not get new faculty before December 2026.
