The University of Kerala, which has been basking in the limelight of its NAAC A++ re-accreditation, has been unable to unlock its research potential owing to staff shortage.
Around one-third, i.e., 96 teaching posts, remained vacant in the teaching departments of the university, litigations and changes in appointment norms have delayed appointments to a majority of these.
The deficiency was among those flagged by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) in its performance audit that covered the period 2016-21.
