A 37-year-old man Assistant Professor of Bangalore The professor has publicly shared his frustrations over the unfair treatment he received while working at a city engineering college. On social media, the professor detailed his decade-long tenure at the institution, where despite receiving positive feedback from students, his requests for pay rises were constantly ignored.
“I did everything I could and never said no to any work I was assigned,” the professor wrote, expressing his disappointment at the lack of support from the administration. The situation became so untenable that he eventually decided to resign and, to his surprise, no one at the university tried to persuade him to stay.
The professor, who worked at an engineering college in East Bengaluru, said things started changing after a new director took over in 2019. The director closed three branches of the college, but the professor continued to carry out all the tasks assigned to him.
However, his repeated requests for a pay hike were never approved. “The students were happy with my way of teaching. I received excellent feedback from them constantly. I helped students with hackathons and competitions. Many times I paid the entry fee for many competitions from my own pocket,” he shared. Despite his dedication, which included working late into the night and even on Sundays during the university’s NBA and NAAC accreditation processes, his efforts were not recognised by the new administration.
In his message, the professor expressed his frustration that despite his hard work, younger professors were receiving a higher salary than him. “I had no idea. I couldn’t understand what mistake I was making. The entire faculty knew what I was doing, but our principal was not willing to acknowledge it,” he said.
Before resigning, the professor met the college principal to discuss his concerns, but the principal refused to participate in a discussion without the presence of the head of department (HOD). “This HOD always supported 3-4 professors and delegated difficult tasks to the rest of us. I was fed up with this system and recently resigned. No one asked me why I was resigning and no one asked me to stay!” he wrote.
Towards the end of his LinkedIn post, the professor also claimed that he had not been paid any Employees Provident Fund (EPF) after the salary structure suddenly changed. “The DA was reduced from 115% to 30% and the remaining 85% was added to other allowances. This reduces my gratuity by at least 50%!” he claimed.
The post, shared just a day ago, has since garnered over 1,000 upvotes and a significant amount of attention. One user replied: “Not paying EPF is illegal. Please find a way to sue them through proper channels. Ask on the Legal India subforum about your options.” Another commented on the broader issue facing educators: “Teachers at all levels of the education sector are overworked with little to no compensation. The fact is we are replaceable, institutions do not care about the quality of their teaching. They know they can replace them with a cheaper option.” A third user added: “This is
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