Adjournment of professor's strike at Institute of Engineering Studies

Shrawn 5, 2082

Kantipur Reporter

Adjournment of professor's strike at Institute of Engineering Studies

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The protest by professors at the Tribhuvan University Institute of Engineering Studies has been suspended for 12 days. Professor Sangeeta Singh, the coordinator of the protest, said that after the officials including the Vice-Chancellor of the University promised to maintain the decentralization and autonomy of the institute, they will stop the protest and return to the classroom from Tuesday.

She said that University officials including Vice Chancellor Deepak Aryal have assured to fulfill the demand. Along with the movement, we were also in talks and discussions. We have stopped the protest after the promise that decentralization will continue from the university. Professors of the

institute started the protest by stopping the teaching of 5 campuses including Pulchok from June 25th. There has been criticism from students and other stakeholders that the teaching has been stopped. The classes at Pulchok, Thapathali, Pokhara, Dharan and Chitwan engineering campuses were stopped when professors started protesting accusing the university of taking away financial rights under autonomy and decentralization. The professors union led the movement.

institute. On the contrary, the professors' association says that the 2080 Tertiary Senate has cut financial rights. The agitating party said that although economic, administrative and educational autonomy was given, after economic rights were cut, educational and administrative autonomy was also affected.

Tertiary institutions given decentralization and autonomy rights have gained more freedom in financial, administrative and educational activities. The 2080 budget Senate decided to cut incentives, salaries, and other benefits provided to officials, teachers, and employees from the rules on decentralization and autonomy. Contrary to the said decision, the expenses incurred by the professors and employees of the Institute of Engineering Studies have been found to be unfounded in the audit. After Beruju came, they got angry and joined the movement.

According to the rules of autonomy and decentralization, there is a provision that the institute can generate its own income financially and can spend up to 80 percent of it. Accordingly, the institute has conducted independent educational programs. In which full-fee program, regular (at reduced fee) study of engineering. Post-graduation and undergraduate programs are also conducted under the same program.

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