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On January 29, the DU issued a notification to the varsity staff and instructed them to attend to their workplace from February 1
The teachers association has termed the order as mindless and demanded its immediate withdrawal
The teachers association had also announced that it will allow final year students for practical classes at all its colleges
New Delhi: The Delhi University Teachers Association (DUTA) has criticised the varsity for not giving colleges and teachers adequate time for preparation on the first day of limited reopening of colleges. The teachers were seen roaming around with their portable devices or laptops to be able to meet their online classes.
Final-year students get access to labs
The Delhi University on Monday reopened college campuses for its staff members. Final-year students will be permitted to visit their respective campuses to access laboratories and libraries among other facilities.
However, theory classes will continue to be held in the online format.
In a notification on January 29, DU said: “It is notified that all colleges, centres and departments shall be functional and therefore all teaching staff must attend to their work place with effect from February 1. Only final-year students, in small batches, are allowed to visit their respective colleges.”
The students, who visited their respective college campuses after almost a year, said they were looking forward to returning to classrooms soon as online classes had proved to be difficult.
Mixed response to PM’s speech at AMU
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December 22, 2020 20:11 IST
Teachers say the speech lacked in specifics, students feel he focused on the university’s past
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Teachers say the speech lacked in specifics, students feel he focused on the university’s past
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech on the occasion of the centenary celebrations of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) evoked a mixed response on the campus.
Mirza Asmer Baig, Professor of Political Science, AMU, said the Prime Minister talked largely in generalities and that specifics were lacking in his speech. “Muslims of India have a great affinity towards AMU. So when you are engaging with Muslim intelligentsia, they were expecting the PM to touch upon issues that concerned the community in the last couple of years, particularly the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the minority character of the university. The PM did say
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NEP implementation draws widespread criticism from DU teachers
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December 18, 2020 00:34 IST
DUTA says policy brought in without deliberation with stakeholders; association will meet to discuss norms next week
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DUTA says policy brought in without deliberation with stakeholders; association will meet to discuss norms next week
The Delhi University Teachers’ Association said it was extremely unfortunate that the National Education Policy- 2020 was being implemented by the Delhi University without proper consultation. DUTA president Rajib Ray on Thursday said that the association would be meeting next week to discuss the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP).
“Teachers and students across the country have opposed NEP as the thrust remains on commercialisation of the education sector. It is extremely unfortunate that instead of focusing on how best to reach out to students during pandemic, policies like the NEP are being bulld