The Jawaharlal Nehru University on Sunday requested the teachers’ association not to hold the proposed hunger strike over the rescheduling of the academic calendar and compliance of faculty attendance.
In a circular issued in mid-November, the administration had said seven years in the varsity were necessary for granting sabbatical leave to a faculty member.
It announced that proposals for seminar participation, conference travel, project meetings, prestigious fellowships, including those scheduled during vacations, would be allowed if teachers comply with the diktats of the university, the JNU Teachers’ Association (JNUTA) said.
“You will be allowed to teach, conduct research and reimburse your medical bills if you fall in line and do not question the diktats of the competent authority,” the circular said, according to JNUTA.
The teachers’ body gave a call for a 24-hour hunger strike from 10 am on Monday, demanding the restoration of academic and institutional functioning of the university.