Ludhiana, Feb. 24 -- Following the discovery of discrepancies concerning reservation cases in the selection list of 1,158 candidates for the position of regular assistant professors in government colleges across the state, the higher education department has taken decisive action. Aiming to rectify the anomalies, the department unveiled a revised selection list last week, in which, names of over 30 teachers have been removed.

The move by the department has left the educators without employment, casting uncertainty over their professional futures and sparking widespread concern in academic circles. Some of the educators have been serving in these positions since 2021.

Harshita Gupta, a chemistry teacher at Government College for Girls, L...