By TC News Desk
Agartala, 23rd June 2025: Senior Congress leader and Tripura MLA Sudip Roy Barman has urged Chief Minister Prof. (Dr.) Manik Saha and the Tripura Public Service Commission (TPSC) to remove the upper age limit for the recruitment of Assistant Professors in General and Professional Degree Colleges, in accordance with the University Grants Commission (UGC) guidelines.
In his letter, Roy Barman highlighted that the existing recruitment rules in Tripura, as notified by TPSC, set the upper age limit at 40 years, which contradicts the UGC’s regulations that do not prescribe any maximum age for the appointment of Assistant Professors.
“Currently, the age limit for the post of Assistant Professor in General and Professional Degree Colleges under the Tripura Government through TPSC is 40 years. The recently published advertisements No. 05/2025 (dated 30.01.2025) and No. 15/2025 (dated 07.05.2025) reflect this. However, as per UGC guidelines, there is no age limit for these posts. As a result, numerous qualified candidates — including those with NET/SET/PhD credentials and years of teaching experience as guest lecturers — are being unfairly excluded from applying,” Roy Barman stated.
He also pointed out that many other states across India have adopted the UGC guidelines in full, and Tripura University, a central institution, does not enforce any upper age limit when recruiting for the same posts.
“Therefore, I earnestly request the state government to revise the recruitment rules in line with UGC norms and remove the existing age cap for Assistant Professor posts under TPSC,” he added.
