Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has written a letter to Delhi University Vice-Chancellor Yogesh Singh, expressing concern over reports stating that 70 per cent of its ad hoc teachers are being "displaced". The Delhi Government believes that these ad hoc teachers should be absorbed in permanent recruitment.

Sisodia said these teachers should be absorbed as permanent staff as they have been working with DU for decades and have the necessary experience to deal with students from diverse backgrounds.

"Ongoing interviews for Assistant Professors in different colleges of DU have been catastrophic. Reports say 70 per cent ad hoc teachers are being displaced.

“We believe that ad hoc teachers should be absorbed in permanent recruitment," the Deputy Chief Minister said in his letter. "Many of these teachers have been teaching at Delhi University colleges for decades. They understand the challenges of an institution like Delhi University, how to deal with students coming from different parts of the country, with diverse linguistic backgrounds and academic experiences. The experience of teaching in a classroom cannot be replaced. Therefore, it is important to continue these teachers in Delhi University," he said.

Sisodia, requested the VC to facilitate absorption of ad hoc and temporary teachers in Delhi government colleges and assured that government nominees on college boards will extend full cooperation. 

More than 4,500 teachers work as ad hocs in colleges and departments of DU. The deputy CM reminded that the Delhi government is responsible for the adhoc and temporary teachers working in the 28 DU colleges whose governing bodies include nominees from this government. “Ordinance XVIII-4(a) provides for the appointments of teaching staff to be done by the governing body. In our 28 colleges, we want to go ahead with the absorption of the adhoc and temporary teachers.

The Temp Ord XIII A (1977-78) shall be revived to implement the absorption of the adhoc and temporary teachers by the GBs of these colleges,” Sisodia added.

 Recently, the Punjab government announced the absorption of such teachers and employees, Sisodia said. “Hence, we request you to facilitate the absorption of adhoc and temporary teachers in these colleges in which our GBs shall extend cooperation for this,” Manish Sisodia further said in the letter.

AAP teacher's wing AADTA has also urged the Centre  to take immediate action to address the exploitation of ad hoc teachers at the DU. The party's national teachers' organisation 'AADTA' has demanded the central government to bring an ordinance for the regularisation of adhoc teachers in DU.

AADTA National Incharge Dr Aditya Narayan Mishra said that out of 12,000 teachers in DU, there are 6,000 ad-hoc teachers, who have been working for many years, the process of removing them while the interview process is going on in DU will be called a massacre.

"At least 72-75 percent qualified teachers have qualification under UGC rules, but these teachers working as ad-hoc and temporary teachers were removed from their posts. These teachers, who have been living in the metropolitan city of Delhi for many years, do not even have the expenses for the rent of the house, nor can they pay the school fees and EMIs,” he said.