Managing the shortage of teaching faculty for technical education in India
by Thankamma Thankachan, P.B. Sharma, R.K. Singh
International Journal of Continuing Engineering Education and Life-Long Learning (IJCEELL), Vol. 20, No. 3/4/5, 2010

Abstract: Teaching faculty is the most valuable resource, the pivot around which the whole teaching and learning process revolves in an educational institution. The shortage of quality faculty is currently acknowledged as the most critical problem and finding enough competent and qualified faculties is becoming a growing challenge for engineering institutions, as they have to compete with their counterparts in India and abroad, in curriculum and teaching standards. A synoptic view of the main factors behind the shortage, its impacts in the quality of education and strategies required for maintaining quality and balancing the demand and supply of teaching faculty in technical institutions are delved in this paper. The analysis also highlights the core competency of engineering teachers, the present scenario of teaching faculty, the state-wise magnitude of shortage and the educational profile of teaching faculty at all-India level. The research gives a national perspective on the problem and adds further investigation into various facets and illuminates its impacts on the quality of education.

Online publication date: Mon, 22-Nov-2010

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