While the Delhi University has decided to go with the final draft formula to start the regularisation of its ad-hoc teachers, the officials of the university are brainstorming to find ways of “giving breather” to the longest serving teachers.
At the same time, the Delhi University Teacher’s Association has expressed “happiness” over the initiative of starting the regularisation process even when their demand of “complete absorption” of ad-hoc teachers was not accepted.
“There are teachers who have served for 15 years as adhoc and due to some or the other problem, interviews were not held by their colleges. But putting them through a process which could result in losing their jobs is completely unfair but we are hopeful that the new 50, 30 and 20 formula will help. At least, starting the regularisation is a welcome step,” DUTA President, Nandita Narrain.
In the “50, 30, 20” formula, the first 50 points are divided into academic and research, 30 include domain knowledge, teaching skills and teaching experience and 20 include interview. This 100 point formula can get an ad hoc teacher either in as a permanent employee of the Delhi University or make them jobless. The recommendation were made by the University Grants Commission (UGC), the university had formed an expanded committee review it, after receiving opposition from teachers. In the Academic Council meeting on Monday, the recommendations were approved.
Narrain says that the fact there is consideration of teaching experience in this formula gives hope that teachers would be able to generate points based on their long stay in teaching at the university.