39K computer science teacher aspirants left in the lurch

Trichy:    TIMES NEWS NETWORK





More than 39,000 computer science graduates are awaiting appointments as teachers since 2011 after the state government promised to introduce computer science as a subject in government schools. Members from the association of B Ed graduates in computer science met Rajya Sabha MP Trichy Siva and sought his support on Wednesday .

Months before the 2011 state assembly election, the DMK had announced introduction of computer science as a subject for classes 6-10. The Tamil Nadu government has computer sci ence as subject at the higher secondary level, but not at the middle and high school level. Believing the DMK orders, nearly 39,000 graduates in computer science decided to pursue BEd in the subject, making them eligible for the post of a government school teacher.
However, AIADMK came to power and quashed DMKs decision. Following this, the candidates staged a hunger strike, and the AIADMK government promised the candidates that it will reimpose the decision to make computer science as a subject.

There are many states that have computer science for classes 6-10. “The neigh boring states have introduced computer science as a subject at the middle and high school levels and appointed teachers. But Tamil Nadu continues to be an exception,“ said the regional secretary of the association Nirmal Singh.
Rajya Sabha MP Trichy Siva said that he will take up the matter with the leader of the opposition and the working president of the DMK, M K Stalin. “The AIADMK has to be blamed for the plight of the candidates. The AIADMK government, by not appointing computer science teachers, is also depriving TN students of computer science education,“ said Siva.