FUTA levels fresh threat to govt.

August 21, 2012, 9:42 pm

by Dasun Edirisinghe

University teachers yesterday warned the education ministry that if it decided to evaluate answer scripts of the GCE (A/L) examination without their involvement, they would not approve the admission of those students to the universities.

Addressing a media conference, at the National Library Auditorium, Vice President of the Federation of University Teachers’ Associations (FUTA) Ven. Dambara Amila thera said that they could do it through their members of the faculty boards, senate and the council of respective universities.

"Admission of students to the universities would be decided by those supreme bodies of the respective universities," he said.

Amila thera said that the measurement to admit students to Sri Lankan universities was the GCE (A/L) examination. But if answer scripts were marked without their involvement it would be substandard.

He said they were on an all out strike demanding the government to allocate 6% of the GDP to education, consult them when taking decisions on higher education and a pay hike.

According to him, they would not participate in answer script evaluation until their demands were met.