THE JHARKHAND STORY NETWORK
Daltonganj, January 11: The chronic shortage of teachers in the constituent colleges in the state universities in Jharkhand has most adversely affected the quality of higher education, pushing research and innovation beyond the horizon.
Nilamber Pitamber University Acting Vice Chancellor Dr Tapan Kumar Shandilya told this correspondent, “There is such a shortage of teachers in the colleges that subject after subject remains untaught. There is no Hindi teacher in the Degree College, Manika. Can there be anything more problematic than this?”
Appreciating the concern of Higher Education Secretary Rahul Kumar Purwar, who is batting for need-based teachers in subjects starved of teachers, the acting VC said, “Our secretary has rightfully diagnosed the ills plaguing the colleges. Secretary has his thrust on need-based teachers.”
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The need-based teachers can only be arranged from the pool of retired teachers as teachers from outside hardly find any interest.
There is a model degree college for women in Latehar. Can we hope to have teachers from places like Lohardaga, Palamu, or Garhwa? Locals will be handy, opined Dr Shandilya.
Every university has a list of its retired teachers to whom it gives monthly pensions.
Such teachers who keep fit and desire to start the second innings by teaching in the colleges or university departments close to their place of dwelling will be hired @ 900 rupees per class, which will immediately find teachers in classrooms.
Shandilya said the students can’t be far away if a teacher is in the classroom.
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