Bathinda, December 2
The academics of scores of students at Government Rajindra College has been affected as the indefinite strike of the guest faculty and assistant professors entered the 32nd day on Thursday.
Representatives of the Punjab Government College Guest Faculty and Assistant Professors’ Association said they would be holding a state-level protest against the government in Patiala on December 5. They added that farmers’ organisations had vowed to extend their support to their stir.
classes suspended
With guest faculty going on a strike, classes are not being held and studies of students are getting affected, but we are helpless. —Sarbjit Singh, Teachers’ association chief
The examinations for various streams are scheduled to begin from December 17 while students rued that syllabus of many subjects was still pending. Members of the association have been demanding regularisation of their services.
Students from various streams, requesting anonymity, said only 60 to70 per cent of the syllabus was covered before the lecturers went on a strike and revision classes were also not conducted this time. “Our academics are getting affected and this surely will reflect poorly in the results later,” said a student.
Sources said amid shortage of staff in the absence of guest faculty teachers, even services of retired staff are being sought by the authorities. There are more than 4,000 students studying in various streams in the college. — TNS
Statewide protest on Dec 5: Guest faculty
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