Thousands of teachers work under the system with no job security. Now they fear that new changes will further damage their chances of securing permanent posts.
According to the letter, Category-1 “universities shall be free to admit foreign students on merit, subject to a maximum of twenty per cent, over and above the strength of their approved domestic students.
Several members of the AAP’s teachers’ wing sat on hunger strike demanding immediate formation of governing bodies in 28 city government-funded colleges under the Delhi University and job security for adhoc and temporary teachers.
The protest was organised at the North Campus of the University
Under a new plan to fund infrastructure, public institutes across India are taking loans of hundreds of crores. The burden to repay them is falling on students.
The process of giving permanent appointment to teachers working on ad hoc basis in colleges affiliated to Delhi University that are funded by the Delhi government has started, an official said on Monday, adding over 5,000 teachers would be appointed on permanent basis.