Teacher vacancies at IITs and reservation
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December 20, 2020 13:39 IST
What has the committee set up by the Education Ministry to look at implementing reservation suggested?
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CHENNAI,TAMIL NADU, 20/03/2020 : A view of the IIT Madras in chennai on Friday.Photo: B. Velankanni Raj / The Hindu
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What has the committee set up by the Education Ministry to look at implementing reservation suggested?
The story so far: The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) have a large number of faculty vacancies, as the student intake capacity was raised by over 50% during 2008-10 after reservation for Other Backward Classes students was introduced, and more IITs were opened during 2008-17. Currently, there are 23 IITs, and reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) has been added. Since the ratio of students to teachers has come under strain, and the high bar for entry of teachers, starting with a doctoral degree,
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