IITs are facing the shortage of faculty; 36 percent of posts are lying vacant

IITs are facing the shortage of faculty; 36 percent of posts are lying vacant

According to the reports, collectively all IITs (Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Chennai, Roorkee and Varanasi)  of the nation are dealing with the shortage of faculty at their campuses. At present, there are 65,824 students in all IITs combined but there are only 4,049 teachers against 6,318 approved posts. The information was given by the Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry in response to a query by Neemuch-based RTI activist Chandrashekhar Gaud. Status of vacant seats in various IITs IIT Kharagpur: 46 percent posts vacant IIT Roorkee: 42 percent IIT Kanpur: 37 percent IIT Delhi: 29 percent IIT Madras: 28 percent IIT Bombay: 27 percent IIT Guwahati: 25 percent posts vacant Educationist and career adviser Jayantilal Bhandari said: “The number of IITs in the country has reached 23 now. It is worrisome that these eight major and among the oldest IITs are still facing teacher shortages. If these institutions are facing this situation, one can guess what would be the situation at newer IITs”. IIT BHU is the worst hit among all According to the reports from the PTI, IIT BHU is facing the worst shortfall of the teachers. The institute currently has only 265 faculty members against the 548 approved posts, which means that 52 percent posts are vacant.

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