By Our Reporter
SHILLONG: Deficit school teachers have objected to the “best-of-five” policy introduced by the MBoSE for SSLC examination, alleging that the system is detrimental to the bright students.
In a memorandum submitted to Education Minister Dr RC Laloo on Friday, the Khasi Jaiñtia Deficit School Teachers’ Association (KJDSTA) and the Garo Hills Deficit School Teachers’ and Employees’ Association (GHDSTEA) said the “best of five” policy has deprived many bright students of their ranks, especially as witnessed in the tribal list of this year’s SSLC results.
“The ‘best of five’ policy does not benefit the weaker section of the student community to a large extent and it is detrimental to the brighter students in many ways,” KJDSTA president ED Nongsiang told reporters on Friday.
Citing loopholes in the policy, Nongsiang said this year’s topper would have been at the second place and the second rank holder in the former’s position had the “best of five” system not in existence.
The Education Minister was convinced about this point and assured to take up the matter with the government, he said.
Moreover, the associations demanded for implementation of a State-owned Service Rule for teachers and management rules to ensure checks and balances in the functioning of educational institutions in the State.
“Even after 39 years of statehood, we are still following the Assam Service Rules of 1964 which are obsolete, irrelevant and limited, thereby allowing the management of schools to exploit and victimise the teachers,” Nongsiang asserted.
On the State education policy, the memorandum by KJDSTA and GHDSTEA said, “It was mentioned on several occasions that the policy was implemented, but the teaching community is still being kept in the dark about the policy.”
The teachers also demanded fulfillment of their various other demands like regular and timely disbursement of salary, implementation of social security benefits or post retirement, release of 60 per cent arrears etc.