October 12, 2007

In India, Economic Success Leaves Universities Desperate for Professors

By SHAILAJA NEELAKANTAN

Students cope with crowded classrooms as scholars flock to the burgeoning private sector

India's universities are suffering from an acute faculty shortage, with some institutions unable to fill as many as 35 percent of their positions. From the country's elite Indian Institutes of Technology to regional engineering colleges, the dearth of professors has led to overcrowded classrooms, student discontent, and deep concerns about how India can handle a planned expansion of the

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