Bengal Ties Teacher Promotion to Attendance and PhD

In Bengal, India, the government has made new rules for promoting college teachers.

To get a promotion, teachers must attend at least 70% of their classes and have a PhD.

The rules also grade teachers based on how many classes they teach.

If a teacher teaches 80% or more of their classes, they get a 'good' grade.

If they teach between 70% and 79%, they get a 'satisfactory' grade.

Teachers who teach less than 70% of their classes get a 'not satisfactory' grade.

Before these rules, teachers were promoted based on how much research they did.

The new rules are meant to make sure teachers are in their classes and teaching students.

Some people think this is a good idea because it will make teachers more responsible.

Others might think it's too strict.

The rules might also be used in other colleges later.