Karnataka State Higher Education Council (KSHEC) has urged the State government to fill 35,000 vacant posts in higher education institutions and universities to improve the quality of education.
Vice-Chairman of the Karnataka State Higher Education Council S.R. Niranjan, addressing a gathering at a one-day consultation meet with principals of various colleges jointly organised by Karnataka State Higher Education Council, Bidar University and Karnataka Sahitya Sangha in Bidar on Wednesday, said that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah recently convened a meeting of the council and gave the green signal to filling the existing vacancies in the universities.
Simply establishing universities won’t serve the purpose as higher education institutions without enough faculties and infrastructure won’t make the State an education hub, Prof. Niranjan said.
It is high time that this issue is addressed effectively because the future of the nation depends on the state of education provided in these institutions. Besides the shortage of 35,000 teachers in higher education institutions, the government should fill 3,200 backlog posts lying vacant for years, he said.
Prof. Niranjan called upon teachers in the universities to be more focused on students and studies. “Universities must never become a place where substandard education is provided and teachers must make all efforts for improving the education standards in Bidar University,” he said.
Bidar University Vice-Chancellor B.S. Biradar said that the university is committed to improving the quality of education and sought basic amenities for the university.
