Facing a massive shortage of well-qualified teachers, the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) have mooted a proposal for hiring foreign nationals as permanent faculty members.
With one-third teaching positions lying vacant, the proposal as a solution to meet the unprecedented staff crunch is expected to be deliberated at the next IIT council meeting on Friday, IIT officials said.
The move, if accepted, would enable the premier engineering and technology institutes to appoint foreign teachers on permanent positions, up to 10 per cent of the faculty strength.
In 2007, the IITs had been granted permission to hire foreign nationals as faculty members, but only for a maximum period of 5 years on contract basis.
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With one-third teaching positions lying vacant, the proposal as a solution to meet the unprecedented staff crunch is expected to be deliberated at the next IIT council meeting on Friday, IIT officials said.
The move, if accepted, would enable the premier engineering and technology institutes to appoint foreign teachers on permanent positions, up to 10 per cent of the faculty strength.
In 2007, the IITs had been granted permission to hire foreign nationals as faculty members, but only for a maximum period of 5 years on contract basis.
Read more: IITs want foreign faculty - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/careers/education/IITs-want-foreign-faculty/articleshow/6519705.cms#ixzz0yxoMQabc
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