Plight of Unpaid Guest Faculty in Punjab Colleges: A Deepening Crisis
Nearly 70 guest faculty members in government colleges across Punjab are facing severe financial hardship due to unpaid salaries, job insecurity, and lack of support from the system. The situation is exacerbated by the appointment of regular professors, leaving many guest faculty members in distress.
For nearly 70 guest faculty members diligently serving in government colleges across Punjab, the dawn of the new year brought a stark reality of unpaid dues and deepening despair. Left without salaries since January, these educators are now ensnared in a web of severe financial hardship, precarious job security, and a palpable sense of abandonment by the system they have long supported. While these teachers continue to mark their attendance daily and contribute to college committees, their teaching workload has drastically diminished ever since the appointment of 1,091 regular professors in September last year. These appointments, which replaced many of the existing guest faculty across colleges, were followed by a statewide protest on October 1, where affected assistant professors demanded fair treatment and clarity on their future.