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DUTA General Body to open front against VC

siteadmin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:29:24 +0000

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Teachers of Delhi University are ready to open fronts against Vice Chancellor Dinesh Singh during the General Body meeting of Delhi University Teachers Association (DUTA). Already confronting with various issues including evaluation of semester papers and other issues DUTA will try to get mandate for agitation to press their demands.
“University administration has been violating all the statutory provisions for long time and EC and AC have made almost defunct so that the current administration could take decision arbitrarily, Amardev Sharma, President DUTA, told fachcha.com.

According to him several issues will be discussed in the General Body meeting on Tuesday. These include decisions of HRD, functioning of Delhi government funded college, bills, DU related issues apart from teachers and students related issues.

DUTA to bring white paper on high score in semester exams

siteadmin — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:25:46 +0000

By fachcha.com
Delhi University Teachers Association (DUTA) will bring a white paper on the extremely high score to the students during the semester examination. DUTA has already opposed it and demanded a probe into the whole issue.
According to DUTA office-bearers the high-score is a big farce and playing with students’ career. According to Amardev Sharma, Prsident DUTA, the way marking has been done during the evaluation of the first semester examination is the clear indication that university administration is bribing students to get support for the semester system. This type of evaluation system is neither good for Delhi University nor for students.
DUTA has already started working on the project and would soon come out with the paper, he adds.

DU teachers sit on dharna

siteadmin — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:21:51 +0000

By fachcha.com
Teachers of Delhi University today sat on dharna demanding to end apathetic attitude of the university administration towards teachers and educational community of the university. Several teachers reached to participate in dharna by taking casual leave as the university administration had made it clear that no earned leave will be granted to participate in dharna.
Delhi University Teachers Association (DUTA) has been pressing for several demands including appointment of teachers in the university, meeting with Vice-Chancellor, action on principals of Ram Lal Anand college and Dayal Singh College and many others. DUTA has also opposed announcement of the four-year bachelor degree programme without any consultation with the statutory bodies like Academic Council and Executive Councils. DUTA President Amardev Sharma and former President Aditya Narayan Mishra also raised the issue of high scores in semester examination. Later on, DUTA submitted a memorandum to the VC office regarding their demands.
Meanwhile, teachers’ organization AAD has requisitioned a meeting of the DUTA Executive to discuss the letter of the Registrar Dated 10th January 2012 which has not only wrongly quoted the order of the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi but has also threatened the teachers of serious consequences for no reason at all. Janmejoy khuntiya, General Secretary of AAD, has demanded thorough discussion on the negative attitude of the University officials, particularly the Registrar.

DUTA demands probe into high score in semester

siteadmin — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:33:38 +0000

By FNS
Delhi University Teachers Association (DUTA) strongly criticized efforts of image building by Vice Chancellor Dinesh Singh and demanded probe into recent episode of very high marks to the students during the first semester examination. DUTA President Amardev Sharma alleged that such high marks have been given to the students on the basis of fake evaluation just to gain cheap popularity for semester system.
DUTA also raised the issue of appointment of teachers in the university. According to Sharma 4,000 seats are still vacant in the university and university administration has stopped recruitment process. DUTA has also given a call for dharna on 12th January outside the VC office. However, classes will be organized as usual as teachers will participate in dharna after attending their classes.

Rekha Dayal for DUTA President from AAD

siteadmin — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:23:20 +0000

By FNS
Rekha Dayal will be the candidate for the post of President from AAD for coming Delhi University Teachers Association (DUTA) elections. Rekha Dayal has been the member of both Executive and Academic Councils of Delhi University twice and currently teaching Economics at JMC.

AAD’s candidates for DUTA Executive will be Dr. Rajiv Kumar Verma of Satyawati College (Evening), Dr. Abhay Prasad Singh, PGDAV College and Dr. Surendra Kumar of Rajdhani College. Dr. Rajiv Kumar Verma has represented teaching community in the Academic Council of Delhi University for two terms from 2006-2010 and also has been the member of DUTA Executive earlier. Abhay Prasad Singh is a sitting DUTA Executive member .

The decision has been taken in General Body meeting of AAD today. DUTA election has been scheduled on August 25th.

DU’s new buzzword: Fixed term for principals

siteadmin — Tue, 03 May 2011 05:41:02 +0000

By FNS
The issue of fixed term appointment for principals of DU’s colleges is again gaining momentum. Teachers’ outfit of Delhi University has resurrected the demand making regulations in this regards on the line of the guidelines issued by UGC for it. Demand for calling Executive Council meeting to implement the guideline has also been raised by them.

According to them the UGC has fixed the tenure of the college principals for five years. But it has not been implemented as yet.

There are several colleges where principal’s posts are vacant and some colleges have made ad-hoc arrangement for such vacant posts. These include colleges like ARSD, Daulatram College, Hansraj College, Shyamlal College and some others. These colleges could not appoint their principals in absence of clear guidelines of Delhi University in this regard.

Though the recruitment process was started during the tenure of last Vice Chancellor Prof. Deepak Pental but could not continue as several issues came in the mid-way, says J. Khuntia, General Secretary, Academics for Action and Development (AAD).

He also demands to make provision so that the principals take classes apart from heading administration of the institution.

Meanwhile, AAD and DUTA have welcomed the decision of Delhi University’s decision to extend the services of the ad-hoc teachers, working in various Colleges of DU, till the last working day of the current academic session 2010-11, i.e. 7th June 2011 and new notification regarding health schemes.

DU teachers fume over plan for autonomy to colleges

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 16:40:17 +0000

By FNS

Teachers’ Association of Delhi University today fumed over the DU administration’s attempt to provide autonomy to the colleges by destructing the federal structure of the university. It has also condemned the plan to introduce new combination of subjects in colleges and to scrap Honours courses at undergraduate level.

“The DUTA condemns the DU administration’s reported campaign to create the
DU Colleges as separate entity outside the ambit of DU. The very statement made by
DU administration that the DU plans to scrap Honours Courses, offer new subject
combinations to students and would like Colleges to award their own degrees is highly
deplorable and the DUTA cannot allow such situation to prevail in the University of
Delhi”, said Delhi University Teachers Association (DUTA) in a statement.

It has said that the statutory body i.e. Academic Council and Executive Council have already rejected such proposals as those were destructive and would erode federal character of the university.

DU’s students continue protest, DUTA too joins

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 18:18:27 +0000

By FNS
While the protest on DU student Radhika Tanwar’s killing continued both in the South Campus and North Campus on Thursday the students’ organization and teacher organization too come out in the support of the protesters. While Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) has said that the protest will continue till the killer is arrested Delhi University Teachers’ Association (DUTA) too has expresses its shock and condemned the brutal daylight murder of a young girl student at the South Campus on Women’s Day.

The teachers body also condemned the police and its inability to provide security to women in particular and students in general. DUTA has also sought an appointment with the Police Commissioner in this regard.

Earlier, students of Ram Lal Anand College organized a protest march and went to other colleges of the South Campus to seek the support. On the other hand the many students came out at Chhatra Marg of the North Campus and blocked the road in protest of the killing of Radhika and failure of police to provide security in the city.
Meanwhile, Delhi Police has said that some important clues have been received from various sources regarding killer after release of sketch. According to Delhi Police official the police will soon be able to nab the killer on the basis of latest clues and information.

DUTA files petition in Delhi High Court

Tue, 08 Feb 2011 12:53:36 +0000

By FNS
Delhi University Teachers’ Association (DUTA) today filed a writ petition in Delhi High Court against the PIL which sought intervention of court to implement semester system in Delhi University. The High Court today accepted the petition and fixed the next date of hearing on 28th February.

Today was the date of hearing of court regarding the ongoing tussle on semester system between Delhi University administration and teachers.

DUTA appeals teachers to follow court’s direction, blames DU for violation of rules, regulations

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 16:19:24 +0000

By FNS
Delhi University Teachers’ Association (DUTA) has today reiterated its stand that university has violated rules and regulations but at the same time it has appealed to teachers to abide by the direction of the High Court.

The court has directed teachers to teach in the semester system. The court has fixed 13th December for the final disposal of the case.

“DUTA will reiterate its stand that the University had blatantly violated the provisions of the DU Act, Statutes and Ordinances in implementing the semester system and semester based science courses”, DUTA said in a statement.

The DUTA has also appealed the teachers to go by court’s direction in this regard.
“The DUTA, as an organization of responsible teachers, respect the judgement of the Delhi High Court. It appeals to all teachers to abide by the directions of the Court”, the statement of DUTA said.