Teacher Absenteeism

Delhi University: A member of the Academic Council claimed that many teachers are increasingly compelled, often by their college principals, to attend political programmes that have no academic content and purpose, thereby affecting classes.

Primary teachers in Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki district have been asked to mark their presence by clicking a selfie in their school, as the authorities look to address the problem of absenteeism and proxy attendance.

Primary schools in Uttar Pradesh will now have photographs of teaching staff affixed on notice boards, a move following complaints of teachers remaining absent from duty and sending "proxies" for the job.

The Minister of State (HRD), Shri Upendra Kushwaha today in a written reply to a Lok Sabha question said that the recruitment and service conditions, including monitoring of teachers' attendance primarily lie in the domain of State Governments and UT Administrations.

Pakistan authorities have halted funding to hundreds of "ghost schools" and fired 450 absentee teachers, with officials vowing Tuesday to launch a crackdown on the practice in the southwestern province of Baluchistan.

A teacher of a government school at a village in Gadchiroli has allegedly hired a 10th standard pass boy for teaching even as the former remains absent from his duty.

In an effort to prevent absenteeism in schools, the Koraput district administration has launched 'tele-monitoring', using a database of mobile numbers of all teachers.On each working day, teachers of at least 20 randomly-selected schools would be called up to find out their whereabouts, District Collector Rajesh Prabhakar Patil said."There have bee...

National Advisory Council chairperson Sonia Gandhi Wednesday expressed concern over teacher absenteeism in government schools in rural areas and said they should make efforts to reach the level of state-run Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs)."Why are other government schools not as good? One-fourth the teachers in 10+2 rural schools remain absent. ...

Ten government school teachers in Poonch district were suspended for allegedly remaining absent from duty, Education department officials said on Friday.The decision was taken following a surprise visit by Chief Education Officer Abdul Hamid to various schools in Sakhi Maidan, Mankote, Uchad and Magyal villages at Mendhar tehsil of the district, th...

Delhi University: A member of the Academic Council claimed that many teachers are increasingly compelled, often by their college principals, to attend political programmes that have no academic content and purpose, thereby affecting classes.

Primary teachers in Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki district have been asked to mark their presence by clicking a selfie in their school, as the authorities look to address the problem of absenteeism and proxy attendance.

Primary schools in Uttar Pradesh will now have photographs of teaching staff affixed on notice boards, a move following complaints of teachers remaining absent from duty and sending "proxies" for the job.

The Minister of State (HRD), Shri Upendra Kushwaha today in a written reply to a Lok Sabha question said that the recruitment and service conditions, including monitoring of teachers' attendance primarily lie in the domain of State Governments and UT Administrations.

Pakistan authorities have halted funding to hundreds of "ghost schools" and fired 450 absentee teachers, with officials vowing Tuesday to launch a crackdown on the practice in the southwestern province of Baluchistan.

A teacher of a government school at a village in Gadchiroli has allegedly hired a 10th standard pass boy for teaching even as the former remains absent from his duty.

In an effort to prevent absenteeism in schools, the Koraput district administration has launched 'tele-monitoring', using a database of mobile numbers of all teachers.On each working day, teachers of at least 20 randomly-selected schools would be called up to find out their whereabouts, District Collector Rajesh Prabhakar Patil said."There have bee...

National Advisory Council chairperson Sonia Gandhi Wednesday expressed concern over teacher absenteeism in government schools in rural areas and said they should make efforts to reach the level of state-run Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs)."Why are other government schools not as good? One-fourth the teachers in 10+2 rural schools remain absent. ...

Ten government school teachers in Poonch district were suspended for allegedly remaining absent from duty, Education department officials said on Friday.The decision was taken following a surprise visit by Chief Education Officer Abdul Hamid to various schools in Sakhi Maidan, Mankote, Uchad and Magyal villages at Mendhar tehsil of the district, th...