India’s Faculty Shortage Worsens, With 50% of Positions Vacant

The Chronicle News Blog: India’s Faculty Shortage Worsens, With 50% of Positions Vacant

New Delhi — Even as India proceeds with plans to open dozens of new higher-education institutions, its faculty shortage seems to have worsened. A new government report says that about 50 percent of positions at federal and state-financed universities are vacant, The Statesman reported on Sunday.