The Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) has convened a meeting of its examination committee on Tuesday to find out a solution to the problem created due to non-participation of 488 & 662 category college teachers in the Plus-II answer-sheet evaluation which started on Monday.
According to information, evaluation was hampered in the Bhubaneswar, Baleswar and Baripada zones as teachers continued their cease-work agitation demanding withdrawal of Block Grant and instruction of full Grant-in-Aid.
“Even now, I am urging my teacher colleagues to withdraw their stir. They should prioritise students’ future over their self interests. At any cost, we have to publish the results in time to help students go for higher studies. I have convened a meeting of the examination committee tomorrow, and whatever decision is taken will be communicated to the teachers,” said CHSE Chairman Basudev Chhatoi.
He said he has written to ADG (law and Order) Satyajit Mohanty to see that interested teachers are not hindered by agitating ones to go to evaluation centres.
Meanwhile, the Coordination Committee of the Private College lecturers- Employees’ Coordination Committee in a statement said the teachers would continue boycotting evaluation till their all four demands are met.
“The Government doesn’t know that we are not bound to evaluate answer-sheets as per law. We will continue boycotting the evaluation,” said 488 Category Coordination Committee general secretary Dr Atal Bihari Bal and Dr Kamal Mohanty.
They too informed that the Retired lecturers’ Association has not agreed to the Government proposal to evaluate answer-sheets.
“We don’t want any discussion now. We want a final call regarding our demands,” said members of the committee.
Because of this boycott, only 20 per cent of the teachers are engaged in evaluation, according to sources.
Meanwhile, Higher Education Minister Dr Pradip Panigrahi said that stringent action would be taken against the teachers who have remained away from evaluation. “Reports have been sought on absence of allocated teachers. Action will be taken after receipt of the report,” he said.