The faculty members of degree colleges have opposed the recent guidelines issued by the Department of Collegiate Education for the internal assessment of undergraduate students. The government has recently increased the internal assessment marks for undergraduate students to 40 marks, while theory papers will only be for 60 marks.
Teaching faculty have to evaluate students based on the recent guidelines and award them internal assessment marks from this academic year of 2023-24.
“Following these guidelines creates a lot of pressure on both faculty members and students. There are also infrastructure challenges in implementing these guidelines. The department must consult teachers and reframe the guidelines or retract the guidelines altogether,” said a senior faculty member of a first-grade college who wished to remain anonymous.
