An open letter written by Delhi University V-C, Dinesh Singh, to the teachers of various colleges under DU has again landed him in controversy.
In his open letter the vice chancellor had said that 'there is likely to be a significant increase in the teaching workload in every college’. For instance, at Dyal Singh College, after a detailed calculation of workload, 11 new positions are said to have been identified in addition to the currently existing teaching positions.
However, Abha Dev Habib, a member of the executive council of Delhi University said that the Dyal Singh College staff council has condemned the vice-chancellor’s decision, and said the workload calculation and number of teaching posts in the College, as represented in his letter to the University’s teaching community, and which has been displayed on the University website, is baseless. '
The College principal has said Dyal Singh College is yet to submit its workload and calculation of teaching posts. She added, 'Colleges are finding it extremely difficult, if not impossible, to calculate workload, given the complete lack of clarity on so many questions, such as the class size, tutorials, curriculum of foundation courses, 're- appropriation' of seats, allocation of workload of IMBH and CA'.
The vice chancellor in his letter has also said 'From this academic session the University shall equip each college and post graduate department with state of the art Information and Communication Technology (ICT) equipment to enhance the quality of teaching and learning process. Singh said that teachers shall be provided with notebooks and requisite software'.
Aditya Narayan Mishra, executive council member of Delhi university said, 'I appreciate the commitment of the University for giving ICT eqiupments from the coming academic session. It will go long way in enhancing the teaching and learning process in the university system'.
In his open letter the vice chancellor had said that 'there is likely to be a significant increase in the teaching workload in every college’. For instance, at Dyal Singh College, after a detailed calculation of workload, 11 new positions are said to have been identified in addition to the currently existing teaching positions.
However, Abha Dev Habib, a member of the executive council of Delhi University said that the Dyal Singh College staff council has condemned the vice-chancellor’s decision, and said the workload calculation and number of teaching posts in the College, as represented in his letter to the University’s teaching community, and which has been displayed on the University website, is baseless. '
The College principal has said Dyal Singh College is yet to submit its workload and calculation of teaching posts. She added, 'Colleges are finding it extremely difficult, if not impossible, to calculate workload, given the complete lack of clarity on so many questions, such as the class size, tutorials, curriculum of foundation courses, 're- appropriation' of seats, allocation of workload of IMBH and CA'.
The vice chancellor in his letter has also said 'From this academic session the University shall equip each college and post graduate department with state of the art Information and Communication Technology (ICT) equipment to enhance the quality of teaching and learning process. Singh said that teachers shall be provided with notebooks and requisite software'.
Aditya Narayan Mishra, executive council member of Delhi university said, 'I appreciate the commitment of the University for giving ICT eqiupments from the coming academic session. It will go long way in enhancing the teaching and learning process in the university system'.