Delhi: Kalindi College asks ad-hoc teachers to mark attendance, staff oppose move

NEW DELHI: Kalindi College's administration has asked all the ad-hoc teachers to mark their attendance for arrival and departure mentioning their timings on regular basis, drawing a sharp reaction from teachers even as the principal said that the notification was withdrawn within 30 minutes of issuance.

"All the ad-hoc teachers are hereby informed that Attendance Register has been kept on the reception and all the ad-hoc teachers are required to mark their attendance for arrival and departure by mentioning both the timings on regular basis. All the concerned may please note that and comply with the same," read the order issued by Principal Naina Hasija on Tuesday. An elected member of the Academic Council on Wednesday wrote to Hasija, terming the notification "completely illegal" and said it is a direct attack on "our service conditions that come under the purview of the Executive Council of Delhi University". "The service conditions of all the faculties in DU and its constituent colleges are governed by the Executive Council (EC) of DU. This notice that forces any of the colleagues (ad-hoc colleagues in the present context) to mark attendance apart from academic issues is not mandated by DU EC, thereby violative of our service conditions and hence illegal," Naveen Gaur said.

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Gaur also mentioned that this notice is "discriminatory". "I request your office to immediately withdraw the notice that encroaches on the authority of DU EC. Hoping for a positive response from your office in this regard," Gaur added. Several DU teachers have asked the Delhi University Teachers' Association to intervene and investigate the matter. When PTI reached out to principal Hasija, she said the order was withdrawn within 30 minutes. "The order was withdrawn immediately. There is no issue as such. The matter is being blown out of proportion," she said. Meanwhile, the college's staff association has called for a meeting on Thursday to discuss the matter.