DU Teachers Association calls for class boycott over several demands
New Delhi Mar 21 PTI The Delhi University Teachers Association DUTA has called for a boycott of classes on Tuesday to press for its demands on a series of issues including one-time regulation for absorption of ad-hoc and temporary teachers DUTA members will be staging a protest outside the Delhi Universitys academic council meeting on Tuesday Their demands include restoration of workload and credits for discipline specific courses under the Undergraduate Curriculum Framework that will be implemented by the university from 2022-23 academic session The academic council will discuss the admission process under Common University Entrance Test CUET According to a proposal by the Standing Committee of the academic council the admission to Delhi University colleges from the next academic year could be solely based on CUET scores if the varsitys decision-making bodies clear a proposal in this regardThe universitys academic council will meet on Tuesday to discuss changes in the admission process to colleges in view of the varsity adopting the entrance test systemWith the implementation of CUET and based on decisions taken in the meeting the Delhi University DU will be doing away with the earlier system of admission under which it used to announce cut-offs based on Class 12 board resultsMoreover the minimum Class 12 board exam marks to take CUET will be the passing marksThe decisions taken in the academic council meeting are likely to be taken up in the universitys executive council meeting scheduled for March 25The executive council is the highest decision-making body of the varsityThe Standing Committee of the Academic Council in its meeting on March 17 had recommended that admissions to the varsity be solely based on CUET scoresAccording to the minutes of the meeting the members said that it will not be feasible to include any other criterion based on marks obtained in board examinationsThe minutes stated that the members felt that the eligibility criterion must be inclusive to invite a large number of candidates from across the countryMinimum criteria should be rephrased as the candidates must have passed the Class XII examination or equivalent thereto from a single recognised board read the minutes of the meetingThe members have suggested that candidates must appear in CUET in only those subjects in which they have cleared Class 12In case the subject studied in Class 12 is not mentioned in CUET members proposed that candidates must appear in the subject that is similar or closely related to the subject they have studied in Class 12Merit will be calculated on the basis of combination of subjects in which a candidate has appeared in CUET as mentioned in the programme-specific eligibility the minutes readThe standing committee was also of the view that admission to all supernumerary seats excluding foreign students be done through CUETIt proposed that for admission to courses under the faculty of music and fine arts and BSc in physical education and sports combined CUET score and performance based test with 50 per cent weightage to both will be givenIt was also decided that admission to minority colleges like St Stephens and Jesus and Mary will also be done through CUET PTI SLB CK
New Delhi Mar 21 PTI The Delhi University Teachers Association DUTA has called for a boycott of classes on Tuesday to press for its demands on a series of issues including one-time regulation for absorption of ad-hoc and temporary teachers DUTA members will be staging a protest outside the Delhi Universitys academic council meeting on Tuesday Their demands include restoration of workload and credits for discipline specific courses under the Undergraduate Curriculum Framework that will be implemented by the university from 2022-23 academic session The academic council will discuss the admission process under Common University Entrance Test CUET According to a proposal by the Standing Committee of the academic council the admission to Delhi University colleges from the next academic year could be solely based on CUET scores if the varsitys decision-making bodies clear a proposal in this regardThe universitys academic council will meet on Tuesday to discuss changes in the admission process to colleges in view of the varsity adopting the entrance test systemWith the implementation of CUET and based on decisions taken in the meeting the Delhi University DU will be doing away with the earlier system of admission under which it used to announce cut-offs based on Class 12 board resultsMoreover the minimum Class 12 board exam marks to take CUET will be the passing marksThe decisions taken in the academic council meeting are likely to be taken up in the universitys executive council meeting scheduled for March 25The executive council is the highest decision-making body of the varsityThe Standing Committee of the Academic Council in its meeting on March 17 had recommended that admissions to the varsity be solely based on CUET scoresAccording to the minutes of the meeting the members said that it will not be feasible to include any other criterion based on marks obtained in board examinationsThe minutes stated that the members felt that the eligibility criterion must be inclusive to invite a large number of candidates from across the countryMinimum criteria should be rephrased as the candidates must have passed the Class XII examination or equivalent thereto from a single recognised board read the minutes of the meetingThe members have suggested that candidates must appear in CUET in only those subjects in which they have cleared Class 12In case the subject studied in Class 12 is not mentioned in CUET members proposed that candidates must appear in the subject that is similar or closely related to the subject they have studied in Class 12Merit will be calculated on the basis of combination of subjects in which a candidate has appeared in CUET as mentioned in the programme-specific eligibility the minutes readThe standing committee was also of the view that admission to all supernumerary seats excluding foreign students be done through CUETIt proposed that for admission to courses under the faculty of music and fine arts and BSc in physical education and sports combined CUET score and performance based test with 50 per cent weightage to both will be givenIt was also decided that admission to minority colleges like St Stephens and Jesus and Mary will also be done through CUET PTI SLB CK
