Dear Professionals,

Everywhere in the world Age, Experience and Qualification will be given top priority while selecting an employee. But in India, it is not so.

After 10 years gap, in 1997, KPSC called for 65 Librarian posts in First Grade Colleges where the Qualification mentioned was MLISc + One more Masters Degree and Clearance in NET exam (Although MLISc itself a Masters Degree). One person who passed MLISc, MA in Kannada and cleared NET exam in Kannada able to recruited as Librarian. This is the irony of the system, isn’t it? I questioned the same in KAT and at last succeeded to bring down the qualification requirement to MLISc and clearance in NET.

In 2006, KPSC called for 73 Librarian posts in First Grade Colleges where they fixed the required qualification was MLISc with clearance in NET or MPhil. They also stated that candidates can claim age relaxation up to 10 years, if they have served in an institution established under State or Central Govt. and selected the candidates as per that also.

In 2008, again KPSC called for 167 Librarian posts in First Grade Colleges with same qualification requirement and age relaxation details. But now they are denying to give interview considering the service rendered in the institutions as per their notification.  Reason is funny, i.e.. the Dept. of Collegiate Education informed KPSC to apply DPAR-1977 rules for the selection of Librarian post as it  falls in ‘C’ Grade, hence age relaxation can not be given for in-service candidates. But Lecturer and the Librarian are in same cadre (‘B’ Grade) as per the Karnataka Govt. Order No. ED 09 UEC 98, Bangalore Dated 27-06-1998.

I would like to mention that there is no consistency in fixing qualification for the post of Librarian in the history of Collegiate Education! 

I would like to request the different Library Associations to approach the Higher Education Minister, Collegiate Education Minister to frame standard guidelines regarding qualification, age relaxation.