State varsity teachers to observe "demand day" on July 14

Teachers associations of various state universities across the country will observe "Demand day" on July 14 to raise a host of demands pertaining to their particular varsity before the UGC.
The decision was made today during an executive meeting of the All India Federation of College Teachers' Association (AIFUCTO), which is an apex body of state universities and college teachers' associations in the country.
"Every university and college unit will observe 'demand day' on July 14. Our members will wear demand badges and hold a meeting in their particular university or college where discussions will be held on the issues being faced by them and a memorandum of demands will be sent to the UGC chairman," an AIFUCTO statement said.

The representatives of various teachers associations will assemble in Delhi on August 5 and stage a protest at Jantar Mantar.
"The next executive meeting will be held in Delhi on August 6 to decide future course of action," the statement added.
Teachers in various universities across Delhi are at loggerheads with the UGC against new UGC norms to ascertain their academic performance.
Delhi University teachers have been boycotting evaluation of UG examinations since May 24 in protest against amendments to UGC regulations that, they argue, will lead to job-cuts to the tune of 50 per cent and drastically decrease pupil-teacher ratio in higher education.