Worried DU students meet V-C on results delay

Delhi University teachers, who have been boycotting evaluation of undergraduate examinations for 18 days, on Tuesday staged a protest at Jantar Mantar even as students approached the vice-chancellor expressing concern over possible delay in their results.

The teachers have been boycotting evaluation of undergraduate examinations since May 24 in protest against amendments to UGC regulations that, they argue, will lead to job-cuts to the tune of 50 per cent and drastically decrease pupil-teacher ratio in higher education.

Calling it a “Satyagraha”, the teachers staged an agitation at Jantar Mantar on Tuesday demanding that the HRD ministry rolls back the new gazette notification about the criteria to ascertain their academic performance.

Meanwhile, a delegation of students led by ABVP members met vice-chancellor Yogesh Tyagi demanding resumption of evaluation work immediately to avoid any delay in results.

“This unethical mode of protest (evaluation boycott) that damages the future of thousands of students should immediately be shunned by the teachers and DU VC should also ensure that no injustice is done to the student community,” an ABVP statement said.

“We strongly support the demands of the protesting teachers and demand that the government resolve the issues at the earliest, we appeal to all teachers of DU not to play with the future of thousands of students and resume evaluation work immediately,” it added.