Newmai News Network
Aizawl | June 26
Absence of teachers involved in politics and organisations has adversely affected higher education in Mizoram, a report of survey conducted by anti-corruption watchdog PRISM said.
In a recent inspection and survey conducted by PRISM at Pachhunga University College (PUC), it was found that a number of college teachers who involved in politics and social organisations were regularly absent from classes and were far from fulfilling the UGC guideline that a college teacher should be present in his college for at least five hour on a working day.
This regular absence of teacher has adversely affected both the students and education in the college and therefore measure should be taken to end this irresponsible practice, Prism said in a statement.
According to the statement, a team who conducted survey were informed that only 70 percent of teachers in PUC fulfilled the UGC norm.
The state’s oldest college in Mizoram, PUC has the largest number of politicians among its teachers; some of them have been minister in the state cabinet. Many of the teachers in PUC are actively involved in politics and social organisations. Most of the time students would not see the face of those teachers who PRISM described them as politician-teacher in the college.
PUC principal Dr Tawnenga said the regular absence of politician-teacher from the college has adversely affected education and many students faced problems due to them.
He added that some people could not fulfill their duty due to too many activities in social organisations and churches. This, the principal said, is one of the major reasons for Mizoram lacking in development.
Established in 1958, PUC has been given the status of Grade B college by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). It presently has 21 departments, including those which no other college in Mizoram has, like statistic department, environmental science, biotechnology and mushroom cultivation. Equipped with a big library of about 50,139 volume of books, the college has the best campus in Mizoram.
