HYDERABAD: KNPW alumni who have been fighting to ensure the college is not closed down, have offered to teach students voluntarily until the Exhibition Society figures out a plan to pay its staff.
While the state was paying salaries to contract lectures till last academic year, they refused to provide any support from this year citing a government order. Exhibition Society, meanwhile, claims that it has no money to pay faculty.
“Many of us, including retired employees, are ready to teach students until the state and society figure out how to move forward. Closing the college is not a solution,” said Rama D, who works in the irrigation department. She said in the irrigation department itself, there are about 100 alumni of KNPW and added that there are several more in other departments.
Rama said the government can send some of them on deputation to work in this college or allow those with less workload to teach students. Members of the alumni saidthe society is planning to close the college only for money as they hardly get Rs 4,000 per year per student as fee.
“The state should immediately ensure admissions are not cancelled at KNPW for academic year 2021-22,” said K Swathi Maniputri, alumna and architect, who is among those on the forefront in the fight against the college’s closure. The alumni even met education minister Sabitha Indra Reddy on Tuesday.
