UGC's 'Professors of Practice' Scheme Will Dilute Quality of Education: Delhi Teachers Association
News 18The Delhi Teachers Association, which is affiliated to the Aam Aadmi Party, has strongly condemned the decision of the UGC‘s Professor of Practice scheme. “On the one hand the government talks about quality education with the aim of promoting the quality of research, while on the other hand it is advising to appoint professors without a degree,” it said. This will affect the qualified researchers in higher education, who work hard for years and get PhD degree after five years, said DTA president Dr Hansraj Suman. The teachers who are to be appointed under Professor of Practice include singers, dancers, industry, social workers and experts from other fields, he said, adding that he told that the scheme is already implemented in IITs and IIMs, but if it is implemented in central universities, then thousands of posts of teachers will be abolished, which the DTA will oppose at every level.
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