New Delhi: The Delhi Teachers Association (DTA), which is affiliated with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), has strongly condemned the decision of the UGC's Professor of Practice scheme. As per the scheme, one can become a professor in universities, and colleges without educational qualifications, degrees, and Ph.D. As per DTA, this will dilute the quality of higher education.

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There is deep dissatisfaction among the researchers across the country about this move of UGC, claimed the association. “On the one hand the government talks about quality education with the aim of promoting the quality of research, while on the other hand, it is advising to appoint professors without a degree,” it said.

After the approval of the Professor of Practice, now a way has been opened to provide services in universities even without NET and Ph.D. This will affect the qualified researchers in higher education, who work hard for years and get a Ph.D. degree after five years, said DTA president Dr. Hansraj Suman.

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He further added that the central government wants to implement the Agneepath scheme in universities and colleges as well, which wants to contract the posts of professors for the short term under the new education policy, which the DTA will strongly oppose.