Hi,
I joined a private engineering college(approved by AICTE and affilitated to state Technical University) in june 2005.After 1 year of probation,my service was confirmed in june 2006.
My service record was very good. I got promoted from Lecturer to Senior Lecturer and then to Assistant Professor during my 8+ years of service.
My service is terminated in 12th October 2013 because of poor student admission in the college. In fact half of the faculty members' service was teminated.(Although some of them are very good teachers).
The exact words in the letter are
"we are constrained to intimate you that during academic year 2013-2014,the admission of students in MCA course is very much unsatisfactory.As the market trend shows,the intake of students in coming years may be worse.
You will appreciate that it will not be prudent on the part of the institution to retain all the faculty members in the department particularly,when number of students have reduced and as such, we have no other alternative but to discontinue your services with effect from 12th October 2013.
However 1 month advance salary shall be paid to you and security deosit if held shall be released in due course subject to submission of clearance certificate from all concerned"
My questions are
- Is it a valid reason for temination? There is no such clause for service termination in my appointment letter or service confirmation letter.
- Can I file a case against it after 1 year 8 months?
- My appointment letter(issued in june 2005) clause says give 1 month notice/1 month salary where as service confirmation letter(issued in june 2006) says 3 month notice/3 month salary in case if termination or resignation. As I received only 1 month salary ,Can I claim for other 2 month salary?
- What is the criteria for selction when half of the faculty strength will be cut off ?