Forget UGC circular, AMU for own test

8216;8216;Representatives of central universities would not succumb to 8216;bullying tactics of the UGC8217; and would further intensify their agitation,8217;8217; secretary of the AMU Teachers8217; Association Mohammad Shahid said. He said teachers of all central universities would go ahead with their one-day token strike on January 22.

8216;8216;It was unfortunate that instead of working for the resolution of the crisis, the UGC was adopting a confrontationist posture,8217;8217; Tariq Mansoor, a teachers8217; representative at AMU executive council, said.

He said as far as AMU was concerned UGC was trying to 8216;8216;infringe8217;8217; upon provisions which are explicit in the AMU Amendment Act 1981.