Bihar Governor’s ‘5-Hour Teaching’ Rule Sparks Faculty Revolt, DU Teachers Back Protest
Santosh Singh | 10 May 2026 | The Indian Express
The Federation of University Teachers’ Associations of Bihar (FUTAB) has launched a formal protest against the Bihar Governor’s recent directive mandating five hours of daily teaching. The teachers’ body claims the order is a “contravention” of University Grants Commission (UGC) 2018 norms, which define the five-hour rule as “stay-in hours” rather than “direct teaching hours.”
The Delhi University Teachers’ Association (DUTA) has now stepped in to express solidarity, writing to the Bihar Governor-cum-Chancellor, Syed Ata Hasnain, urging the withdrawal of the controversial order….