All major universities are facing at least a 50 percent shortage of teaching staff, causing concern among the student community.
About 70 percent of the sanctioned teaching posts are vacant in the University of Mysore. (Wikipedia Commons)
Karnataka’s higher education system is facing a crisis, with 62 percent of teaching positions vacant in its universities for several years, jeopardizing students’ futures. The universities are urgently seeking the government’s attention to strengthen the manpower in the varsities. Despite the vice-chancellors writing several letters to the government, the issue has remained unaddressed for the last couple of years.