Shimla, May 26
The newly appointed Vice-Chancellor of Himachal Pradesh University (HPU), Prof ADN Bajpai, today said he was in favour of delinking politics from education as teachers, who were drawing salary from the government exchequer, should not join any political party as it vitiated the academic atmosphere of any educational institution.
Addressing a press conference here today, Bajpai even said after studying the HP University Act, he would explore the possibility of bringing in a proposal before the government to prohibit teachers from aligning with political parties. “There is no place for personal prejudices based on political ideology, caste, creed or religion and anyone indulging in it could face strict action,” he warned.
Expressing unhappiness over the decline in the grading of HPU from the B++ to B grade, he said the only reason for this decline could be the lack of sincerity on part of teachers. He admitted that in some places, overindulgence in political activities vitiated the academic atmosphere.
“In my opinion teachers should avoid administrative responsibilities and concentrate more on research and academics for which they are being paid,” he opined.
“There is no place for violence in our society and when the common mission of the SFI, the NSUI and the ABVP is for student interest, then frequent clashes are not justified,” he said.
While spelling out his priorities, Bajpai said he was keen that results must be declared within 15 to 30 days of holding of examinations.
The newly appointed Vice-Chancellor of Himachal Pradesh University (HPU), Prof ADN Bajpai, today said he was in favour of delinking politics from education as teachers, who were drawing salary from the government exchequer, should not join any political party as it vitiated the academic atmosphere of any educational institution.
Addressing a press conference here today, Bajpai even said after studying the HP University Act, he would explore the possibility of bringing in a proposal before the government to prohibit teachers from aligning with political parties. “There is no place for personal prejudices based on political ideology, caste, creed or religion and anyone indulging in it could face strict action,” he warned.
Expressing unhappiness over the decline in the grading of HPU from the B++ to B grade, he said the only reason for this decline could be the lack of sincerity on part of teachers. He admitted that in some places, overindulgence in political activities vitiated the academic atmosphere.
“In my opinion teachers should avoid administrative responsibilities and concentrate more on research and academics for which they are being paid,” he opined.
“There is no place for violence in our society and when the common mission of the SFI, the NSUI and the ABVP is for student interest, then frequent clashes are not justified,” he said.
While spelling out his priorities, Bajpai said he was keen that results must be declared within 15 to 30 days of holding of examinations.
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