Teachers of Delhi University (DU) under the aegis of Delhi University Teachers Association (DUTA) held a protest against autonomy to St Stephen’s College as the University Grants Commission (UGC) team led by Prof Rajen Harshe ,former Vice Chancellor of Allahabad University, set up to examine grant of autonomous status to college, visited St. Stephen’s College on Thursday.
About 44 out of 56 permanent teachers had already submitted representations to the Chairperson UGC opposing the grant of autonomy to the college. While the interaction was going on inside, the DUTA held a vociferous protest “UGC Go back” at the front gate of the College, in which teachers and students of the university and alumni of the college participated
DUTA alleged that the Principal John Varghese tried to keep many of the senior teachers from meeting the committee today by “handpicking” members of various departments who were invited for the interaction. DUTA said that total of 46 permanent teachers out of 56 have signed in opposition to grant of autonomy.
The students and staffers also expressed their grievances and opposed the grant of autonomous status to the college.