Vadodara: In a sudden move, all the heads of department (HoDs) at MS University 's faculty of arts have threatened to submit their resignations. A majority of HoDs at the faculty had met on Tuesday to discuss the pending process of issuing appointment letters to the temporary teachers , who handle most of the teaching work at the faculty. Even as interviews of candidates who had applied for the position of temporary teachers were held two months ago, the departments are yet to receive the letters announcing their appointments from the university head office.
The delay in issuing appointment letters has come at a time when the classes of the first-year bachelor of arts have already started. "In the majority of departments, the classes are being conducted by the old teachers and scarce staff. The HoDs are not even aware of the candidates who have been selected for the temporary teaching positions.
It is difficult for all the departments to run the show without temporary teachers," said a senior teacher. The HoDs, during their meeting on Tuesday, passed a resolution and submitted it in writing to the faculty dean stating that if the appointment letters are not issued by Wednesday afternoon, they will en masse resign from their respective positions. Sources said that there are nearly 50-odd temporary teachers whose appointment letters have not been issued by the university.
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