Chandigarh, October 25
During the inauguraal function of the national seminar on “Making of modern Punjab: Education, science and social change in Punjab’ , GK Chadha, a former chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Pay Review committee, said teachers have failed to deliver
services which were expected from them after their salaries were revised under the 6th pay commission. The former Vice-Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, said, “In academics, we have to be harsh and upright. Teachers should not only chalk out their responsibilities and but also strive to fulfil them. It is the responsibility of the teachers to think if they are successful in fulfilling the commitment towards students or not.”
Chadha further recommended that the VC of PU should work independently and direct the senate and syndicate to ensure excellence. Addressing the inaugural function, former UGC Chairperson Prof Yash Pal emphasised on the need to have dialogue with grass root realities.
The three-day seminar has been organised by the university in commemoration of the 150th birth anniversary of Prof Ruchi Ram Sahni and university’s foundation day. In a video message, Vice-Chancellor of Lahore Government College University, Pakistan, Khaleeq ur Rahman Muhammad addressed the audience and elaborated on the association of Lahore with Prof Ruchi Ram Sahni.
During the inauguraal function of the national seminar on “Making of modern Punjab: Education, science and social change in Punjab’ , GK Chadha, a former chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Pay Review committee, said teachers have failed to deliver
services which were expected from them after their salaries were revised under the 6th pay commission. The former Vice-Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, said, “In academics, we have to be harsh and upright. Teachers should not only chalk out their responsibilities and but also strive to fulfil them. It is the responsibility of the teachers to think if they are successful in fulfilling the commitment towards students or not.”
Chadha further recommended that the VC of PU should work independently and direct the senate and syndicate to ensure excellence. Addressing the inaugural function, former UGC Chairperson Prof Yash Pal emphasised on the need to have dialogue with grass root realities.
The three-day seminar has been organised by the university in commemoration of the 150th birth anniversary of Prof Ruchi Ram Sahni and university’s foundation day. In a video message, Vice-Chancellor of Lahore Government College University, Pakistan, Khaleeq ur Rahman Muhammad addressed the audience and elaborated on the association of Lahore with Prof Ruchi Ram Sahni.
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