AISHE confirms rising vacancies in higher education
New Delhi: The total number of teachers in higher educational institutions in India has come down by about 2.34-lakh in the last three years, as per the All India Survey on Higher Education report 2017-18.
Coming at a time when there has been widespread concern over the continuing vacancies in universities, the report is likely to be an eye-opener on the dearth of teachers in Indian universities.
The total number of teachers in higher educational institutions in India — inclusive of all posts from professor to temporary teacher — stood at 12.84 lakh in 2017-18. The figure for 2016-17 was 13.65 lakh and that for 2015-16 was 15.18 lakh, signalling a fall of about 2.34 lakh within three years. Between 2011-12 and 2015-16, the number had been rising from 12.47 lakh to 15.18 lakh.
“It seems to be a case of sanctioned posts not being filled in State Universities. In Central Universities, there are sanctioned posts and funds, but the problem is that they are not being filled by the universities,” former University Grants Commission (UGC) Chairman S.K. Thorat told The Hindu.
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