DU asks affiliated colleges to submit details on additional staff requirement due to EWS admissions

The 10 per cent increase in the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) category in the varsity has led to the increase in the number of seats for the students. However, the teaching and non-teaching staff members remained the same. In 2019, the reservation of EWS for admission to all colleges and universities.

The Delhi University has asked the colleges to inform about the number of additional teaching and non-teaching staff members required to deal with the additional pressure that has been created due to the implementation of the 10 per cent reservation for the EWS category in admissions.

A senior official said that the 10 per cent increase in the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) category in the varsity has led to the increase in the number of seats for the students. However, the teaching and non-teaching staff members remained the same. In 2019, the reservation of EWS for admission to all colleges and universities. 

"This has affected the teacher-students ratio and has added additional pressure on the teaching and non-teaching staff. That is why we have asked the colleges to provide us data about the number of teaching and non-teaching staff," the official said, as reported by TimesNow.

The Delhi University in an official notification the varsity has directed the colleges affiliated to it to provide the data by tomorrow; i.e. June 24. "The university is seeking the requirement of additional teaching and non-teaching staff to cope up with the additional burden in accordance with the guidelines issued, in this regard from time to time," read the notification.

"You are, therefore, requested to provide the requisite data to the university latest by 24th June, 2022 positively," the DU informed the colleges under it.

The official further said that once they receive the data from the colleges, it will be consolidated and sent to the University Grants Commission (UGC) or the Delhi government depending upon the source of the funding of the college.

Meanwhile, Delhi University Teachers Association (DUTA) president AK Bhagi said that his delegation met with the Dean of Colleges Balaram Pani and raised the matter regarding the additional pressure on teachers due to an increase in admission following the implementation of EWS quota.

"Implementation of EWS category has resulted in tremendous and additional pressure on teachers and infrastructure. However, UGC and Delhi University have not taken any steps in this direction. Several colleges have approached the UGC about the requirements of teachers. However there has been no response," he said.

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