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- DUTA protests in front of VC residence asking them to fulfil their demands.
- Teachers want the VC to address issues related to pension, non-confirmation of jobs, etc.
- Teachers say that problems are piling up and need to be solved.
Delhi University Teachers Association (DUTA) members staged a sit-in protest outside the residence of DU Vice Chancellor Yogesh K Tyagi on May 9. The teachers asked the VC to fulfil their demanding regarding various employability issues.
Various issues raised by the teachers were related to pension, alleged meddling with service conditions, non-confirmation of jobs for teachers and various others. The teachers asked the VC to address their demands.
Council Member and Professor, Rajesh Jha, talked about the protest and said that the problems are getting piled up and the VC has not addressed either of the issues for the past one year.
The DUTA has made it clear that the protests will not be stopped unless the VC discusses the matter with the teachers and provides reasonable solutions for the problems.
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Initially, the protests were started in front of the VC’s office but were later moved to his residence.
Surendra Kumar, Professor and General Secretary of India National Teachers Congress, Surendra Kumar, explained the change of protest site and said that neither the Vice-Chancellor nor his representatives were present in the office.
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The Delhi University will be starting admission process for undergraduate programmes from May 15. Students will be able to register online for different course provided by the university. The procedure will start prior to the announcement of Class 12 CBSE exam result, however, admissions will be done on the basis of merit in class 12 exams.
