24 posts upgraded as Asst Prof, 9 posts of Associate Prof created
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 30: Implementing a 3-tier faculty structure, Health and Medical Education Department in Jammu and Kashmir today accorded sanction to the upgradation of 24 posts of Lecturers in both the Government Dental Colleges in J&K Union Territory to the level of Assistant Professor (Level-11) and creation of nine posts of Associate Professor at Level -12.
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As per the order in this regard, 11 posts of Lecturers in India Gandhi Government Dental College Jammu and 13 posts in Government Dental College Srinagar have been upgraded to the level of Assistant Professor by corresponding reduction of 24 posts of Lecturer and creation of nine posts of Associate Professor (five posts in IGGDC Jammu and four posts in the Dental College Srinagar) by corresponding reduction of remaining nine posts of Lecturer.
Those re-designated as Assistant Professor, include Dr Abhima Kumar, Dr Sanjay Kumar Bhagat, Dr Amrit Pal Singh, Dr Rudra Kaul, Dr Ravinder Kumar Bhagat, Dr Sachin Chadgal, Dr Shivani Jandial, Dr Pradakshana Vijay ( all from IGGDC Jammu), Dr Shafia, Dr Abdul Wahid Zarger, Dr Ahiq Ali, Dr Altaf Hussain Malik, Dr Syed Sima Amin, Dr Muzafar Ahmad Bhat, Dr Nemeeta Kaul and Dr Imtiyaz Ahmad Magray ( Govt Dental College Srinagar).
Now the sanctioned strength of 3-Tier Faculty structure in various disciplines in IGGDC shall be nine Professors, 14 Associate Professors and 22 Assistant Professors. Department wise, it will be ; Periodontics (Professor-1, Associate Prof-2, Asst Prof -2), Pedodontics (Professor-1, Associate Professor-1, Asst Professor 2), Orthodontics (Professor-1, Associate Prof-1, Asst Prof -2), Oral Pathology (Professor-1, Associate Prof-2, Asst Prof -2), Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics (Professor-1, Associate Prof-2, Asst Prof -4), Oral & Maxilofacial Surgery Professor-1, Associate Prof-2, Asst Prof -2), Prosthodontics (Professor-1, Associate Prof-2, Asst Prof -4), Public Health Dentistry (Professor-1, Associate Prof-1, Asst Prof -2), Oral Medicine & Radiology (Professor-1, Associate Prof-1, Asst Prof -2).
Similarly, in Government Dental College Srinagar, sanction strength of the faculty shall be 10 Professors, 14 Associate Professors and 24 Assistant Professors.