India’s 23 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) collectively have a faculty shortage of 34% as of March 2018, with only one — IIT-Mandi in Himachal Pradesh — having more than the sanctioned strength, the Times of India reported.
India’s 23 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) collectively have a faculty shortage of 34% as of March 2018, with only one — IIT-Mandi in Himachal Pradesh — having more than the sanctioned strength, the Times of India reported.
The report added that the shortage is not just in the newer institutes, but in older ones such as Mumbai, Kharagpur and Kanpur where the shortage is between 25% and 45%.
While IIT-Mandi is in the best position with four faculty members more than the sanctioned strength, IIT-Bhilai, in Chhattisgarh is in the worst spot with 58% vacancies. Among the top five ranked IITs, Kharagpur has 46% vacancies, followed by 36% in Kanpur, 29% in Delhi, 28% in Chennai and 27% in Mumbai, the report added.
Experts pointed out that in newer IITs like the one in Dharwad, which has a 47% shortage, the challenges are of attracting teachers to stay and teach in smaller towns. “Just putting up an educational institute isn’t enough. Faculty members have families and they weigh options like availability of schools for their children, access to healthcare and other factors,” an expert told the daily.
Ironically, over 1,200 graduates IITs were selected to teach in 53 state-run engineering colleges in backward areas across 11 states and Union Territories for three years. The initiative was taken to improve the quality of education in backward areas.
The initiative is part of the Technical Education Quality Improvement Project (TEQIP-III) for improving the quality of engineering graduates at a cost of Rs 2,300 crore, to be implemented during the three-year period till 2020.
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