Draft report of

Number of Teachers in Institutions of Higher Education, 2004-05

Institution	Enrolment (in ‘000)	Teachers (in ‘000s)	Student teacher ratio	Students per Institute
University Departments & University Colleges	13,88	77	18
Affiliated Colleges	90,93	3,95	23
Total	104,81	4,72	22	594

Source: UGC Annual Report, 2004-05

The situation with respect to student teacher ratio as indicated by NAAC shows an uneven distribution among high and low-grade colleges. For example student-teacher ratio in a grade colleges is 20.4, whereas it is as high as 28.5 in all C grade colleges. The student-teacher ratio by permanent teachers is 29.8 in A grade colleges. It goes upto 38 in B grade colleges. It clearly suggests that there is shortage of permanent teachers in even high-grade colleges. The availability of highly qualified teachers is the most important index of quality. There is a need to reverse this situation by recruiting permanent teachers in the colleges.

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