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KVs told to crack down on teachers giving tuitions
NEW DELHI: The administrator for Kendriya Vidyalayas, a national chain of public funded schools, has asked principals to get tough on teachers who give private tuitions,
NEW DELHI: The administrator for Kendriya Vidyalayas, a national chain of public funded schools, has asked principals to get tough on teachers who give private tuitions, citing growing complaints.
In a notice issued on Monday, the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan asked principals to “discreetly probe” teachers and take action.
Private tuitions interfered with the learning process, were unethical and illegal, it said.
The notice said a problematic side of private tuitions was that teachers could be passing off question papers set by them to those signing up for private classes.
Principals will have to carry out random checks to detect bias in marking and grades of students.
Article 59 of the education code for teachers barred them from acting as private tutors, the communication said, citing allegations that teachers were into the “business” of home tuitions and neglecting school duties.
“It badly affects the trust that parents repose on the education system,” the notice said.
To foster closer ties, the school administrator asked principals and vice-principals to take classes and interact with students. Principals have been advised to teach Classes 9 – Plus Two, while the vice-principals may teach lower classes.
The schools will have to run remedial classes for those who can’t catch up.
The Kendriya Vidyalaya chain largely caters to children of central government employees and defence forces.
Private tuitions are a growing concern and not just for Kendriya Vidyalayas. Several reports have pointed that poor quality of education is forcing more and more students to rely on expensive private coaching and tuitions.
A National Sample Survey Organisation report earlier this year put the number of students taking such classes at 71 million, almost 26% of the total students in the country.
