September 12, 2006

DU teachers begin four-day strike

Delhi University teachers today began a four-day strike to protest against the government’s inaction over their long-pending demands, which include setting up of a UGC pay review committee and raising their superannuation age to 65 years. Hundreds of teachers affiliated to the Delhi University Teachers’ Association (DUTA) staged a demonstration outside the Ministry of Human Resource Development …

August 5, 2002

Teachers protest UGC circulars

Teachers protest outside the UGC building on Monday against two circulars issued by the commission that seek to increase the teachers’ workload and decrease their numbers

Over a thousand teachers collected outside the UGC today as the Delhi University Teachers’ Association observed a strike and a dharna, to demand the withdrawal of two UGC circulars that seek to increase the teachers’ workload and reduce their numbers.

September 12, 2002

The teachers of Delhi University, under the aegis of Delhi University Teachers Association (DUTA), are currently on a week-long strike to press for their demands.

They are also opposing the UGC directive to increase workload to 22 hours which would mean a decline in the quality of teaching and drastic job losses.

Teachers, students and karamcharis of Delhi University march to the UGC office in the Capital on September 11, 2002.