Vacant posts of college teachers

The shortage of teachers is felt more in the district towns

It is disturbing to note that at least 4,000 posts of college teachers are lying vacant in over 300 government educational institutions across the country for a long time. According to a report of this newspaper yesterday, of them, 507 posts are those of professors, 2,021 of associate professors, 4,284 of assistant professors and 8,026 of lecturers. When the government is making efforts to improve the quality of education at higher levels in the country, this shortfall in the number of teachers has come as a formidable challenge.

The crisis of teachers is acute in 215 government colleges. The shortage of teachers is felt more in the district towns instead of the capital. What is surprising is that most teachers like to stay in Dhaka or in places of their choice, thus creating the crisis. Most of the teachers apply for transfer to Dhaka through various channels. Political influence is also at work. The shortfall of teachers is hampering educational activities and students and guardians are bearing the brunt of the situation.

Crisis of teachers is a chronic problem in the country. Successive governments have failed to address this vital problem. Since most of the teachers are reluctant to go to remote areas, the government colleges situated in districts and remote areas run short of teachers thus hampering education.      Every year, teachers are recruited through the BCS examination. Yet the number of vacant posts is yet to be filled up. It is very unfortunate that despite repeated appeals by the heads of the institutions the relevant authorities have failed to fill up the vacant posts. Education is the backbone of the nation and the teachers are the custodians of students. Absence of competent teachers will surely play havoc with the education of the students.  

There is no alternative to filling up the vacant posts of teachers in the interest of imparting quality education to students. There is no room for dilly-dallying and procrastination. If needed special BCS or similar examinations should be arranged for filling up the vacant posts of teachers. There are also some colleges that have redundant number of teachers. The excess number of teachers of those colleges should be removed immediately. The present government has done a lot for improvement of the education sector. More should be done. 

Vacant posts of college teachers

The shortage of teachers is felt more in the district towns

It is disturbing to note that at least 4,000 posts of college teachers are lying vacant in over 300 government educational institutions across the country for a long time. According to a report of this newspaper yesterday, of them, 507 posts are those of professors, 2,021 of associate professors, 4,284 of assistant professors and 8,026 of lecturers. When the government is making efforts to improve the quality of education at higher levels in the country, this shortfall in the number of teachers has come as a formidable challenge. The crisis of teachers is acute in 215 government colleges. The shortage of teachers is felt more in the district towns instead of the capital. What is surprising is that most teachers like to stay in Dhaka or in places of their choice, thus creating the crisis. Most of the teachers apply for transfer to Dhaka through various channels. Political influence is also at work. The shortfall of teachers is hampering educational activities and students and guardians are bearing the brunt of the situation. Crisis of teachers is a chronic problem in the country. Successive governments have failed to address this vital problem. Since most of the teachers are reluctant to go to remote areas, the government colleges situated in districts and remote areas run short of teachers thus hampering education. Every year, teachers are recruited through the BCS examination. Yet the number of vacant posts is yet to be filled up. It is very unfortunate that despite repeated appeals by the heads of the institutions the relevant authorities have failed to fill up the vacant posts. Education is the backbone of the nation and the teachers are the custodians of students. Absence of competent teachers will surely play havoc with the education of the students. There is no alternative to filling up the vacant posts of teachers in the interest of imparting quality education to students. There is no room for dilly-dallying and procrastination. If needed special BCS or similar examinations should be arranged for filling up the vacant posts of teachers. There are also some colleges that have redundant number of teachers. The excess number of teachers of those colleges should be removed immediately. The present government has done a lot for improvement of the education sector. More should be done.