No proposal to enhance the retirement age of lecturers of the NCERT to 65

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

LOK SABHA

ANSWERED ON   14.08.2013

RETIREMENT AGE OF LECTURERS

1384 . Shri BADRI RAM JAKHAR

(a) whether the Government proposes to increase the retirement age of lecturers of NCERT to 65 years on the line of the retirement age of the teachers of Kendriya Vidyalayas/educational institutions; 

(b) if so, the details thereof; and 

(c) the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

ANSWER

(a) to (c) The retirement age for all the employees of the Kendriya Vidyalayas Sangathan (KVS) and the Navodaya Vidyalayas Samithi (NVS), including the teaching staff, is 60 years. The age of retirement for the teaching faculty in the centrally funded Higher and Technical institutes was enhanced from 62 to 65 years vide an Order issued by Department of Higher Education in March, 2007. These orders are applicable to the teachers, who are actually engaged in teaching classes/courses/programmes of study in such institutions. At present, no proposal to enhance the retirement age of lecturers of the National Council of Educational Research & Training (NCERT) to 65 years is under the consideration of this Ministry.