STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI: The Department of Higher Education, Assam, has barred teachers from wearing any flashy or casual attire while on duty. The department wants teachers to dress up in clean, modest, and decent clothes in sober colours.
It has come to the attention of the department that some teachers of higher educational institutes are in the habit of wearing the dress of their choice, which sometimes does not appear to be acceptable to the public at large. "Since a teacher is expected to be an example of decency, especially while discharging their duties, it has become necessary to follow a dress code that should reflect a sense of decorum, decency, professionalism, and seriousness of purpose at the workplace," a notification issued by the department said.
The Department of Higher Education has prescribed the following dress code for teachers of all higher educational institutes:
(1) Male teachers should attend their duties in appropriate formal attire only (formal shirt-pant, dhoti-pyjama, and not casual attire such as polo, T-shirt, jeans, etc.).
(2) Female teachers should attend their duties in decent salwar suits, sarees, mekhela chadors, and other traditional attire and not casual attire such as T-shirts, jeans, leggings, etc.
(3) Both male and female teachers should dress up in clean, modest, and decent clothes in sober colours, which should not look flashy. Casual and party apparel should be strictly avoided.
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