Professional Code

Professional Code

Teachers are expected to follow the Code of Professional Conduct to discharge their duties and responsibilities in an ethical and dignified manner. The rules and regulations of the University Grants Commission, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, and Service Rules of Government of Kerala are binding in this regard. The under-listed points are highlighted.

  1. Responsibility and Accountability
  2. Teachers should handle the subjects assigned by the Head of the Department.
  3. Teachers should not only complete the syllabus in time, but shall also produce good results with collective responsibility.
  4. Tutorship system must be effectively implemented.
  5. Topics of assignment must be given to students well in advance.
  6. Answer books of  CIA are to be valued and marks are to be informed to the students.
  7. Teachers should be good counselors and facilitators.
  8. Teachers should maintain decorum both inside and outside the classroom and set a good example for the students.
  9. Teachers should carry out other academic, co-curricular, administrative, and organizational activities that may be assigned to them from time to time.
  10. Punctuality and Attendance
  11. Teachers must report in time to duty as per the working hours prescribed and should be available on the campus unless and otherwise they are assigned duties elsewhere.
  12. Prior written permission should be obtained for reporting late in the morning or leaving early in the evening without detriment to their duties.
  13. Teachers should sign the attendance register while reporting for duty.
  14. Teachers should remain on the campus until the end of the College hours.

III. Leave

  1. Prior written permission is required from the Principal / at least a day in advance while availing OD.
  2. Not more than 25% of staff members in a Department will be allowed to go on OD on a particular day.
  3. 15 days of casual leave can be availed in a calendar year.
  4. Causal leave can be combined with other holidays. However, the total period of continuous absence from duty should not exceed fifteen days.
  5. Study leave for higher studies will be granted at the discretion of the Government.
  6. Publication of Research Papers & Books and Participation in Research Projects, Seminars, Conferences, etc.
  7. Staff members are encouraged to write textbooks, publish articles in reputed Journals, and present papers in Seminars and Conferences.
  8. Staff members are encouraged to take up Research projects.
  9. Staff members should also attend Faculty Development Programmes, Quality Improvement Programmes, etc. to update their knowledge.
  10. Staff members are encouraged to undergo Practical Training in Industry and can take consultancy work as part of Industry – Institute interaction.
  11. General Rules
  12. No teacher should involve himself/ herself in any act of moral turpitude on his / her part which may bring discredit to the institution.
  13. Teachers should attend the college neatly dressed.
  14. Teachers are barred from using cell phones while taking classes.
  15. Heads of Departments must keep the Department’s time table and individual teacher’s time tables.
  16. Teachers are encouraged to conduct research on their topics of interest. The college will provide the necessary infrastructure for the same.