The Department of Higher Education has released the list of 129 associate professors for promotion as principals to II colleges.
After about two years of functioning with temporary directors, the government arts and science colleges II. degrees to get a full-time director. The Department of Higher Education has drawn up a panel of 129 eligible associate professors to be appointed as directors of II universities. degrees in the state.
The Government Order (GO) dated July 21, 2026 stated that the estimate of the vacancy for the post of Principal II. degrees in government arts and science colleges and colleges under the Tamil Nadu Collegiate Educational Service was set at 129.
The list of eligible associate professors will be included in the regular panel for promotion to the position of director II. year for 2026-27. However, this depended on the outcome of the ongoing court cases, the GO said. It provided a period of two months for the receipt of claims and objections to the jury.
Class I vacancies
Meanwhile, at least 24 Tier I colleges continue to languish without full-time principals and two posts of Joint Director of Collegiate Education (equivalent to a Tier I principal) that will have to be filled by promotion of Tier II principals have also been vacant.
In June, the government assembled a panel of 14 directors II. degree for promotion to the post of Director, Grade I/Joint Director of Higher Education.
As per GO dated June 29, 2026, the officers were empaneled for the year 2025-26.
“This panel was sent by the Directorate of Higher Education to the government twice in January and March,” said S. Suresh, general secretary of the Tamil Nadu Government College Teachers’ Association.
At least four of the empaneled directors have since retired and another is set to retire at the end of this month. “I am not sure what took them so long to make these appointments. Because of this delay, these teachers have been denied the opportunity to retire as principals,” lamented Mr. Suresh.
Published – 26 Jul 2026 0:53 IST