CHENNAI: Following the faculty protest at Madurai Kamaraj University recently, the staff at University of Madras and members of the Tamil Nadu Federation of University Faculty Associations (TANFUFA) have demanded for an immediate implementation of Career Advancement Scheme (CAS) promotions.

The Madurai Kamaraj University Faculty Association on October 30 held a sit-in protest on campus urging the State government to extend CAS promotions.

Protestors highlighted that the rightful grant of CAS promotions that have been withheld since 2022 were still pending. Though subsequent interviews were conducted till 2024, there had been no outcomes of these interviews.

The association members had also submitted representations to the Minister of Higher Education Govi Chezhiyan, principal secretary

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