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NIT and Sikkim University campus to be ready within next 3 years: Dr. Subhas Sarkar, Union MoS for Education

2 days ago
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“I am happy that the Sikkim Government has allocated a quality land measuring 100 acre at Khamdong, East Sikkim for…

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Sikkim: Dept of Education invites all adhoc teachers who have completed eight or more years of service to submit Document for scrutiny by sept 29

September 22, 2021
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Department of Education Government of Sikkim on September 21, 2021 issued a notification which stated that “All ad hoc teachers…

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Sikkim: “Government is re thinking of rolling back new Ad-hoc teacher’s policy” Government sources

September 9, 2021
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In continuation to ongoing adhoc teacher’s impasse, the government may rethink to roll back the new Ad-hoc teacher’s policy in…

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Disappointed adhoc teachers celebrate Teachers Day in capital | Protest enters day 5

September 5, 2021
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More than 50 adhoc teachers have been protesting against the Education Department from September 01 and 4 teachers are sitting…

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Four Protesting Adhoc teachers to sit on indefinite hunger strike

September 3, 2021
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Its day 3 and adhoc teachers have been protesting against the education department  at District Administrative Centre, Gangtok regarding the…

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Adhoc Teachers stage protest at  Education Department: Sec 144 CrPC imposed

September 2, 2021
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On September 1, The adhoc teachers staged protest inside the education department at Tashiling, Secretariat, Gangtok;  more than 100 teachers…

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SIKKIM GOVERNMENT LAW COLLEGE SHINES AT  PRAJATANTRA,2021-NATIONAL VIRTUAL COLLEGE COMPETITION

August 30, 2021
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A team comprising of eight students from Sikkim Government Law College participated in Prajatantra, 2021, National Virtual College Competition from…

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SU to introduce PhD in Bhutia, Lepcha and Limboo language:will help in promotion of local languages: VC

July 29, 2021
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Sikkim University to start PhD Courses in three local languages namely Bhutia, Lepcha and Limboo from this academic year Sikkim…

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Sikkim: All educational institutions to remain closed till August 31

July 28, 2021
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“Having observed that the possibility of spread of infection among the school, college and university-going students is still high and…

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“This was not the first time that ad-hoc teachers protested on streets”: SPYF

July 1, 2021
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The notification from the Education Department, Government of Sikkim that announced mandatory interview for ad-hoc teaching positions was received with great hostility among the teachers who had been appointed in the year of 2020. This notification meant that they had to once again go through the interview and selection process as their contract came to an end. The State witnessed a large group of teachers gathering in protest against this decision at the capital on June 28, 2021. They demanded to be exempted from the interview for the same posts they had held till a month ago. One of the teacher in the protest said, “ we have already gone through the interview process last year, and again we have to sit for interview according to the notification” Further to which, SPYF were the first one to condemn the notification, SPYF made a press release on the incident on July 1 reminding the people of Sikkim that this was not the first time that ad-hoc teachers were taking to the streets to protest. Issues pertaining to ad-hoc teachers had always existed. The very idea of ad-hoc teaching positions gained prominence with the commercialization of education, and hence Institutions and Governments used it to seek employees at lesser pay scales. Ad-hoc teachers are mostly paid a per-class basis, and they are not entitled to any perks and privileges a regular/full-time employee would enjoy. And as ad-hoc teachers, there is always a sense of insecurity and instability that leaves the teachers silence and anxious. The issue raised by the ad-hoc teachers who were appointed in 2020, according to SPYF, is a simple case of harassment. If only new people were interviewed, it would still make sense; but to interview people who were selected and been serving in duty for a year seems to be the issue at concern. SPYF condemned this act by the government and also expressed its desire to witness a fair and transparent selection process. Another issue on which concern was expressed is the policy to regularize ad-hoc teachers who had completed eight years of uninterrupted service (as a one-time relaxation policy). The concern with this practice is that there will not be recruitment of permanent teachers then. SPYF feels such a practice would embolden the party in power to suppress any dissent whatsoever and monopolize political support in their favour. SPYF during their press release suggested certain measures in order to tackle the issue of ad-hoc teachers. They strongly condemned the notification that demanded existing ad-hoc teachers to go through the interview process over again and suggested the following measures. “Keep the ad-hoc recruitment to the minimum and conduct interviews for regular posts. Interview for permanent posts should be conducted every few years. And with the kind of inflation, we are going through, increase the salary of Ad-hoc employees and ensure that ad-hoc teachers are not forced to sit for the interview again and again for the same post.” added the statement

The notification from the Education Department, Government of Sikkim that announced mandatory interview for ad-hoc teaching positions was received with…

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