TMBU makes biometric attendance mandatory for all teachers, staff

Bhagalpur: Tilkamanjhi Bhagalpur University (TMBU), vice chancellor (VC), Jawahar Lal, has made biometric attendance system mandatory for all teaching and non-teaching employees at its affiliated colleges, postgraduate departments and university offices along with physical attendance on registers. The move is aimed streamline attendance and bring reforms in the working environment of the university.

According to TMBU PRO Dinkar, salaries of both teaching and non-teaching staff would be paid after the review of the double layered attendance system — biometric and physical — each month. Those found violating the biometric attendance system would be subject to suitable action by a disciplinary committee. The TMBU administration has also directed the institutional in-charges to ensure that the biometric machines are in proper working condition.

The PRO said, while the arrival timing for both teaching and non-teaching staff has been fixed between 10.30am and 10.45am, the scheduled timing for departure of teaching staff is 3.30pm and for non-teaching after 5pm. "The VC has asked everyone to adhere to the time schedule and mark their attendance at the time of arrival and departure in the biometric machines installed at their respective places of works," he said.

"Employees arriving late at their respective places of work by even one minute will be marked absent. Teachers and other staff leaving before the scheduled departure will be penalized. I will be personally monitoring the adherence to the biometric attendance of the teachers and non-teaching staff," the VC said.

The VC further said this directive is also applicable to the other university personnel, including officers and clerical staff. They have been asked to dispose of files within stipulated time frame and anyone found clearing the files late at their disposal beyond 3-days would be taken to task, he added.