Ad-hoc teachers demand permanent jobs in Delhi Univ
NEWDELHI: The ad-hoc teachers of Delhi University have demanded “absorption”, as they say, the appointment and promotion rules adopted by the universities statutory body is against them.
Absorption is a process by which ad-hoc teachers are made permanent in the college/department they are teaching.
DU’s executive council on Saturday adopted the 3rd and 4th amendment of the University Grants Commission (UGC) 2010 regulations which will decide the service condition and selection process of teachers.
“The current formula of 50:30:20 for permanently recruiting will adversely affect thousands of ad-hoc teachers. The formula leaves much to the discretion of the selection committee. Out of the 30 points of domain knowledge, 20 are allotted jointly to teaching and experience,” said an ad-hoc teacher at Shyamlal College.
She added that the 50 points in the formula are allotted for academic excellence. But it makes no mention of the list of journals, which will be considered.
“Similarly, out of 50, 25 marks are allotted for academic qualification. Everybody knows that standarisation of marks is a problem among universities. So absorption seems to be the only solution,” said another ad-hoc teacher from Kirori Mal College.
“The service of ad-hoc teachers is reviewed after every four months. So there is no need to test once again in the name of permanent appointment process,” said a teacher at Rajdhani College.
“We will go to meet the President Pranab Mukhherjee with our plea,” said an ad-hoc teacher at ARSD College.