Several members of Delhi University’s executive and academic councils and teachers’ union DUTA on Monday wrote to Vice-Chancellor Yogesh Singh to ensure the new committee set up to study the teacher-student ratio is “meaningful” by including elected teacher representatives. requested to expand”. Debate”. The university had recently constituted a seven-member committee to study and discuss the provisions relating to student-teacher ratio. The committee will be headed by DU Director South Campus Prakash Singh and will look into the optimum utilization of the university’s facilities including laboratory equipment. Will also discuss the size of student groups for lectures, practicals and tutorials to ensure access.
In the letter, eight teachers from Delhi University, which is affiliated to teacher body Democratic Teachers Front (DTF), expressed surprise that the committee does not have any elected teacher representatives from the executive council or academic council. “Such an exercise, undertaken by some headmasters and heads of departments, would be incomplete and futile without the participation of elected teacher representatives, who bring with them the mandate of the university’s teaching fraternity,” the letter said.
“We therefore request you to expand this committee and include elected teacher representatives from all groups, as well as elected independent teacher activists, to have a fruitful discussion on all concerns and the implications of any changes to the existing provisions on the workload. could.” added. Nandita Narayan, DUTA executive member and former president, DUTA, who is one of the authors of the letter, said that any attempt to stifle the voice of teachers while taking academic decisions of far-reaching importance will not be tolerated.
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The authors of the letter include Jitendra Kumar Meena, executive member of the Delhi University Teachers’ Association (DUTA); Nandita Narayan Member of DUTA Executive; Rajeev Ray Member of DUTA Executive; DUTA Executive member Rudrasish Chakraborty and Academic Council member Biswajit Mohanty. Another author of the letter, Mithuraj Dhusia, who is a member of the Academic Council, said that the presence of elected teacher representatives in this committee is mandatory.
“He has the mandate as well as the experience to find creative solutions to these very important issues that directly impact the teaching-learning process of DU’s colleges and departments.”
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