Govt-run technical colleges see 50% drop in number of teachers in 6 years in Gujarat

The state socio-economic review (SER) for the year 2022-23 reveals that the strength of the TEACHING staff in these colleges has almost halved over the past six years, leaving the existing teachers overburdened and exposed to a tide of mental Health and social issues.

From 15,398 teachers in the government-run technical colleges in 2016-17, the number has dropped to 7,755 in 2022-23.

The data tabled in the SER reveals that in 2016-17, there were 238 institutes with the maximum staff strength of 15,398 – an Average of 64.7 teachers per institute. The number of institutes increased to 242 in 2019-20, but the number of teachers plummeted

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to 10,342.

By 2022-23, the number of institutes stood at 230, while the strength of the teaching staff dropped further to 7,755 – making it an average of 33.6 teachers per institute and a decline of 49.6 per cent in the total number of teachers.

Significantly, the number of Women teachers at these institutes dropped by 51% in six-years – from 4,915 to 2,415.