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NSF holds protest against JU authorities 10/29/2015 12:54:24 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 28: Activists of National Secular Forum (NSF) held protest demonstration against the Jammu University (JU) authorities for making mockery of its off-site campuses, six of which are being run on adhoc arrangements despite eight years of existence, , and sought intervention of Chief Minister to clear the same. The activists led by senior Vice-President Surjit Choudhary and criticized the state government for turning mute spectator to the dictatorship of Vice Chancellor owing to which system was fast ruining. Addressing gathering, Surjit Choudhary said that a RTI reply bearing No. PIO-II/JU/15/1458 which was in their possession gives a clear account of the progress being made by off-site campuses of Jammu University. He also revealed that this year academic session commenced in the month of July but the University appointed the Contractual teachers in the month of September which shows that academics remain suspended for two and half months as none of the six campuses had permanent teachers. Citing RTI reply, he revealed that six out of seven off-site campuses were being run on pure contractual arrangements. All the teaching and non-teaching staff members in these campuses are hired on contractual arrangements which show seriousness of JU authorities on the functioning of off-site campuses, he said. RTI revealed that Ramnagar Campus is also running two courses (MA Sociology and MCA) and have 11 contractual teachers and 2 non-teaching staff members on contract basis. Udhampur Campus is running two courses (MA Economics & M.Com) and have 9 contractual teachers and 4 non-teaching staff members on contractual arrangement. Reasi and Poonch campuses have one course each with strength of 4 and 2 contractual teachers respectively. Both the campuses have one each non-teaching staff member. Moreover, Kathua Campus was running just two courses i.e. MBA and MCA and had teaching staff strength of 13 including 12 contractual and 4 non-teaching staff members; Kishtwar Campus running three courses MA Kashmiri, MSc (IT) and MSc Geology and has 13 contractual teachers and two 2 non-teaching staff members on contractual arrangement. The NSF urged the Pro-Chancellor of the University to take cognizance of this matter and ask the Vice Chancellor that why it so happened with the off-site campuses. NSF demanded fixing of responsibility on the incumbent Vice Chancellor who was on the chair for the last one year.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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