The teaching profession has a distinguished record of service all over the world. This Code of Professional Conduct for Teaching Faculty reiterates and makes explicit the values and standards that have long been experienced by students during their education.
The purpose of this Code of Conduct is to serve as a guiding compass as Teaching Faculty seek to steer a respectful and ethical course through their career in teaching and to uphold the honour and dignity of the teaching profession.
- The teaching faculty should not only confine his / her activities to classroom teaching but also involve himself / herself in all the efforts of the University / Institution in giving extra inputs to the students so as not only to take the students towards academic brilliance but also to enable the students to become confident, competent and all round developed personalities.
- Teaching faculty should ensure that they are dressed decently and appropriately for the tasks they undertake.
- The teaching faculty undertakes not to carry on any other trade, business, or activity which goes against the contract of employment with the University / Institution.
- The teaching faculty should not indulge in any form of anti-institutional activity and should not promote, abet, assist or motivate any groupism or unhealthy activity.
- The teaching faculty should actively associate, involve, participate in the University / Institution activities and programmes. He/ she shall motivate students likewise to actively involve, associate and participate in the various programmes and activities of the University / Institution.
- The teaching faculty should report to the Management / University if there is any criminal complaint, action/proceeding lodged against him/ her in any police Station / Court / Forum.
- Every teaching faculty should discharge his / her duties efficiently and diligently to match with the academic standards and performance norms laid down by the Management / University / Institution from time to time.
- The teaching faculty should not collect any money from any one including students.
- Every teaching faculty should conduct himself / herself with absolute dignity and decorum in his / her dealings with the superiors, colleagues and students every time.
- Every teaching faculty should update his/her knowledge and skills to equip himself/herself professionally for the proper discharge of duties assigned to him/her.
- No teaching faculty should attempt to bring any outside pressure on his / her superior authorities in respect of service matters.
- No teaching faculty should absent himself/herself from duties at any time without prior permission from higher authority(ies).
- No teaching faculty should act in any manner that violates the norms of decency or morality in his / her conduct or behaviour inside and outside the University campus.
- No teaching faculty should participate in any strike or demonstration and /or indulge in any criticism of Management / University / constituent Institution(s) or their policy(ies) or of the Government or its policy(ies) for any reason whatsoever.
- No teaching faculty should by act or deed degrade, harass or insult any other person for any reason whatsoever or act in a manner unbecoming of the teaching profession.
- Every teaching faculty in service of the University / Institution should at all times strive for academic excellence in the discharge of his / her duties and conduct himself / herself in the manner of an ideal role model for others to emulate.
- No teaching faculty should incite, provoke or instigate any student(s),staff or patient(s)into any form of action against the Management / University / Institution or that seeks to disrupt the academic or professional related activities of the University / Institution.