To help deal with faculty shortages, India’s ministry in charge of higher education has raised the retirement age to 70 from 65 for faculty members at the elite Indian Institutes of Technology, The Telegraph reports. This is the second time in three years the retirement age has been raised, allowing institutions to offer longer employment. In 2007 it rose from 60 to 65 because of staff shortages. According to recent government data, there are 4,267 teaching positions in the seven older engineering schools, but only 2,983 faculty members. Not all professors are happy with the decision. “Those faculty members who are not liked by the managements may not get further extension,” said one professor.