On V-C proposal,DU clears attendance system for teachers

The Delhi University administration on Monday decided to begin an attendance system for its teachers.

The Delhi University (DU) administration on Monday decided to begin an attendance system for its teachers. The move follows the university Vice-Chancellor using his Emergency Powers under 11G of the University statute the second time in a week to gain an upper hand against protesting teachers of the university.

Teachers have,incidentally,also been asked to sign an undertaking where they agree to teach in the semester mode and complete the syllabi on time.

Most colleges of DU do not mark attendance for teachers,a practice stemming from an implicit trust the institutes place on their teachers. We trust our teachers to do their job. We can always monitor attendance informally by checking the attendance of students if students attendance is taken,the teacher must have been present, said the principal of a DU college.

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This comes as a huge blow for the Delhi University Teachers Association (DUTA),which had successfully mobilised teachers support against implementing a biometric attendance system. The body on Monday asked teachers not to sign any such undertaking.

With the Vice-Chancellor holding on to his position with the help of a particular reading of the University Statutes and the DUSU joining the DUTA on their side of the battle,the tactics are getting more strong-armed,and more desperate,by the day.

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