Some 1,500 TU teachers teach at colleges other than its own
Kathmandu, 22 Oct :Around 1,500 Tribhuvan University teachers are found to be teaching at other campuses.
TU Monitoring Directorate Executive Director Bishnu Khanal said they are doing part-time jobs at other colleges after taking permission from the TU.
The by-rule regarding the Directorate allows TU permanent teachers and those on a contractual basis to visit other TU constituent colleges for teaching only after acquiring permission from the TU.
As shared by Khanal, during the fiscal year 2075-76 BS (2018-19), 1,358 teachers were granted permission to visit other campuses for part-time jobs and this number was 1,417 in the previous year. Such a part-time job should not be hampered by the TU, he said, adding that approval was being given based on the nature of the application submitted by teachers toward that end.
As per the report of the National Vigilance Center, TU teachers have been found teaching in two to three places at the same shift. Around 18 per cent TU teachers have been teaching at other places taking permission from TU, reads the center’s report.
The number of TU teachers teaching at private colleges without permission from TU is high. The report does not carry out research and survey about TU teachers, working as consultants in non-government organizations.
There are about 8,000 full-time teachers at TU. According to him, the TU does not grant permission to ask for such application to be taught at other colleges and universities which do not meet the conditions stipulated in its statute. It had not allowed 14 TU teachers in 2018/19 and 11 teachers in 2017/18 as they were TU office-bearers, Khanal said.
The TU does not grant such teachers the permission to teach such office-bearer to other colleges and universities, except under it. TU office-bearers, Dean, Assistant Dean, Directors of the Directorate, Deputy Director, Examination Controller, Campus Chief and Assistant-Chief have been described as office-bearers.
Executive Director Khanal said discussions were being held to allow specialist doctors in the health service to work in other universities although they are TU office-bearers.
“A proposal has been received to allow the specialist doctor at TU Teaching Hospital to work in other places, considering humanitarian sensitivity,” he said, adding that they were considering allowing such specialist doctors in other universities to discuss the issue.
TU has 61 constituent colleges, 39 bodies, nine Dean offices and four research departments. In this fiscal year too, TU has published a notice calling for applications from its teachers to teach in private colleges and other universities.
Deputy Director at the Directorate, Om Baral said so far about 500 university teachers have applied for permission to teach in private colleges and other universities. The deadline for the application is December 16.
TU has recommended to the TU Executive Council take action against 20 of its teachers who are teaching in private colleges and other universities without its permission, said Executive Director Khanal.
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