From: Veerankutty Chelatayakkot <veerankutty@cusat.ac.in> To: lis-forum@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Dear Professionals, I invite your attention to the discrimination to Assistant University librarians in the qualification prescribed by the UGC to the post of University Librarian. Minimum qualification to University Librarian : (i) Master's degree in Library Science / Information Science / Documentation with at least 55% of the marks or its equivalent grade of B in the UGC Seven point scale and consistently good academic record; (ii) At least thirteen years as a Deputy Librarian in a University Library or eighteen years as experience as a college librarian (iii) Evidence of innovative library service and organization of published work. As per this qualification, 18 years experienced College librarian can become a University Librarian. At the same time, an Assistant University Librarian with same experience can’t apply to the post of University Librarian. Assistant University Librarian is equivalent to the College librarian. This can be easily understood by comparing the qualification prescribed to Deputy Librarian. Qualification to Deputy Librarian: (i) Master's degree in Library Science / Information Science / Documentation with at least 55% of the marks or its equivalent grade of B in the UGC Seven point scale and Consistently good academic record; (ii) At least five years as a Assistant University Librarian / College Librarian (iii) Evidence of innovative library service and organization of published work If five years experienced Assistant University Librarians/ College librarians can apply to the post of Deputy librarian, why 18 years experienced Assistant University Librarian can’t apply to the post of University Librarian. This is the discrimination. Veerankutty Chelatayakkot