DU teachers object to UGC's decision to offer courses in any course in online mode

With an aim to mainstream the pandemic-induced online mode of education in all the institutes, a UGC in its recent circular to the vice-chancellors of all the universities and principals of all the colleges directed them to comply and submit an action-taken report. 

Delhi University teachers object to UGC's decision to offer 40% of courses in any course in online mode

Delhi University teachers have now raised objections to the University Grants Commission's decision that all the universities and colleges in the country should offer up to 40 per cent of the courses in any programme in online mode on the Central government's open digital platform Swayam. The teachers have questioned the feasibility of the move and claimed that it will ruin the education system. 

With an aim to mainstream the pandemic-induced online mode of education in all the institutes, a UGC in its recent circular to the vice-chancellors of all the universities and principals of all the colleges directed them to comply and submit an action-taken report. 

The SWAYAM portal has video lectures by professors from all over the country and also gives options to students to clear their doubts. The UGC has also published a list of courses being offered on Swayam.
Abha Dev Habib, Secretary, Democratic Teachers’ Front and former member of the DU Academic Council, said, “This proposal had come from the UGC in 2016 asking universities to follow 20 per cent online programmes. It was later tabled in August 2021. However, it was not approved. The UGC is apparently pressurising the universities and colleges to follow this policy that’ll make teachers redundant. The government wants to slash the teachers," as reported by Indian Express.

She further added that “The government wants to reduce the role of the university and the association between teachers and students. While I believe distance learning mode is important, a university should have the freedom to choose.”

While speaking on the same, Mithuraaj Dusiya, Member, Academic Council, said, “It is going to ruin the education system. It will lead to a massive displacement because the workload will be variable. If students opt for online, the offline classes will be impacted. Also, our experience during Covid made us realise that students are hardly able to grasp things properly. Online teaching can never replace offline teaching. It is a disaster.”

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