New Delhi, Dec 11 (PTI) Gujarat Governor Om Prakash Kohlitoday said the Delhi University has been used as a ground forexperiments which has led to the "erosion" of standards andquality.
Kohli, who served as the president of the DU TeachersAssociation (DUTA) from 1973 to 1975 and again from 1977 to1979, was speaking at the 50th anniversary celebrations ofthe teachers' body.
"How was it possible to talk about quality educationwhen permanent appointments and promotions are not takingplace, when teachers do not have pension?" Kohli said, addingthat DU has been the ground for a series of experiments.
"Without any thought about whether this was helping inattaining excellence, DU has been used for experiments," healleged, in a statement, referring to the implementation ofsemester system, the Four Year Undergraduate Programme (FYUP)and Choice-Based Credit System (CBCS).
He added: "successive experiments have led to erosion ofstandards and quality."Former DUTA presidents recounted the struggles launchedby the association and stressed the need for "saving theuniversities that are today in crisis".
"The notion that Indian universities were falling behindin international ranking was misplaced as norms and standardsneed to be set according to parameters relevant to ourcontext," DUTA President Rajib Ray said. PTI CPBKIS.
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