The Department of Collegiate Education has received a complaint against the rampant use of mobile phones by lecturers of degree colleges, allegedly even while they are handling classes.
The complaint submitted to the Minister for Higher Education Basavaraj Rayaraddi was forwarded to the Department of Collegiate Education for action. The complainant had pointed out that lecturers not only received calls, but also checked social media updates during classes.
Though the Joint Director of the department in Mysuru issued a circular on July 4 against the use of mobile phones by lecturers and also asked the principals to ensure that women lecturers shunned chudidars and wore saris instead, it now stands withdrawn.
But officials of the department said orders against use of mobile phones had been issued earlier also. “A lecturer has been designated in each college to restrict the use of mobiles by not only students, but also teachers. The teachers, however, can use the mobile phone while in the staff room,” an official said.
