Taking a serious note of complaints that teachers are leaving colleges before scheduled time, the State Government on Friday made it mandatory for all college teachers to remain present in their colleges till 3 pm on all working days. According to a notification issued by the Higher Education Department, The teachers would remain present in the campus till 3 pm even if there are no classes.
They would face departmental proceedings if violate the order, official sources said. Besides, the Director, Additional Director and four Deputy Directors of the Higher Education Department have been asked to regularly visit each college, at least once a month, and submit a detailed report on teaching and attendance of students and teachers.
Apart from this, the department has appointed Advisors in each of 30 districts, who would pay surprise visit to the colleges and cooperate with the Higher Education Directors. The department has entrusted the task to the Regional Directors in Bhubaneswar, Brahmapur and Sambalpur. A formal order in this regard would be issued to all colleges soon, the sources added.