Teachers Go To VC As DU Marks Many Quota Candidates ‘Unsuitable’ For Faculty
Meghna Dhulia | 18 August 2024 | The Times of India
A section of teachers has written to the Delhi University vice-chancellor, condemning the increasing number of cases where candidates from reserved categories are deemed "not suitable" for teaching posts. The university has maintained that "suitable candidates were recruited and that certain cases did not indicate a lack of recruitment under reserved categories".
The teachers have claimed that not found suitable' (NFS) was being "used as a tool by the university to deny posts in reserved categories" and that the selection criteria were engineered in such a way that seats remain vacant. "If you see the number of appointments made for the posts of associate professor and professor reported at the Executive Council (EC) meeting on March 8, they show how badly the university has done in filling reserved posts. Even where candidates were available and shortlisted for interviews, appointments were not made. The seats remain unfilled," said Abha Dev Habib, secretary, Democratic Teachers' Front (DTF)…