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A strike on Saturday called by central university teachers across the country forced Delhi University (DU) colleges to postpone internal examinations slated for that day.
The strike was called in protest against the University Grants Commission (UGC) meet on Saturday to decide on the teachers service conditions based on the Thyagarajan committee recommations.
The Federation of Central Universities Teachers Associations (FEDCUTA), which has called the strike, said the teachers felt betrayed. FEDCUTA president Aditya Narayan Mishra, who is also the chief of the Delhi University Teachers Association ( DUTA), said: "The UGC had assured that the proposed service conditions would be suitably amed. But now it is going ahead with the meeting without consulting the teachers. It is going to adopt the retrograde service conditions recommed by the Thyagarajan committee." The recommations enlisted several criteria for promotion of teachers under the career advancement scheme, which s an academic performance indicator and weightage points. Based on these parameters the teachers would have to earn points for their promotion.
The teachers will earn 150 points for their performance - teaching, familiarity with up - todate teaching material and participation in external/internal examination work. Another 50 points will be awarded for contribution to professional activity by dint of being members on different boards of studies and higher education committees.
Besides, they will get 10 points for writing in research publications (journals); 20 points for publishing books or chapters in books by international publishers; 20 points for participation in seminars, conferences and workshops; and 15-20 points for recognition atinternational, national and regional level.
Moreover, they will get 10 points for responsibilities such as vice-principal, dean, director, warden or bursar. Membership to professional associations would five points.
Awards from accredited international and national associations carry 50 points, while recognitions like a Padmashri or anything from international organisations such as Unesco would another 50 points.
Presidents of FEDCUTA affiliates from Aligarh Muslim University, Allahabad University, Assam University, Indira Gandhi National Open University, Jamia Millia Islamia and Delhi University said the parameters for promotion were baseless.
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