Univ teachers council urges UGC to withdraw performance score system

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Chennai:03.02.2020

The general council of Association of University Teachers (AUT) has urged the University Grants Commission and ministry of human resource development to withdraw academic performance indicators (API) for career advancement scheme for colleges professors.

API score is calculated based on research publication, output and guidance besides teaching in colleges. College teachers have said they find it difficult to publish research papers while teaching in colleges.

The general council also demanded the withdrawal of New Education Policy (NEP) released in 2019, saying it is against the spirit of public funded education. In another resolution, the council asked the state government to enhance the consolidated pay of guest lecturers to ₹50,000 a month as per UGC guidelines. Guest lecturers working in government arts and science colleges currently draw ₹15,000 per month as pay.

The body also urged the department of higher education to conduct democratic elections to the Pachaiyappa’s Trust Board and demanded victimization of teaching and non-teaching staff by the interim administrator be withdrawn.

It also demanded the withdrawal of cases filed against teachers who participated in the Jacto-Geo (Joint Action Council of Tamil Nadu Teachers Organisations and Government Employees Organisation) strike in 2019.