New Delhi: Following an appeal by academic council members, Delhi University has given teachers the option to work from home in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
“The teachers have the option to work from their homes. They may use this period to complete their pending research work and publish it. Libraries will also be closed for students till March 31,” a DU statement said on Monday.
Earlier, some academic council members had written to the vice chancellor, urging him to consider their interests.
“The largest number of guest teachers has been appointed in the 2019-20 academic session. The university must not overlook their interests,” the teachers wrote.
They also demanded that the university must “ensure the protection” of the salaries of hundreds of guest teachers employed across colleges and departments.
The teachers further suggested that the semester session should be extended by a fortnight to make up for the teaching time lost due to this temporary “cessation of regular classroom teaching”.
Last week, the university had announced the suspension of classes till March 31.
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