Dear Editor,
Colleges and universities are working with half the capacity of the faculty required. In this process, students are worst-affected. Temporary staff recruited every session on contractual basis, and on a meager salary, fails to perform and deliver. They have no sense of belonging and accountability to the institution that hires them. Every session interviews are held and fresh appointments are made on a temporary basis. Even NET, SLET qualified candidates have to wait for a long time to get permanent jobs in the profession. It is high time the government should take measures to reward the academic achievement and excellence with suitable job to improve the quality of higher education. Clear guidelines for recruitment by the government and willingness of college managing committees to fill vacant posts must be ensured to appoint regular teachers in colleges and universities. Finally, onus falls on existing teaching community to address the problem. Constructive orientation by teachers can help students to overcome restricted repertoire of legitimate choices. Abdul Kalam says, “Winners don’t do different things, they do things differently”. We don’t need to teach a new concept everyday but we can teach the same concept in a new way which brings all the difference and inculcate in young generation a passion for teaching.
Ritu Kamra Kumar,
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