India, March 26 -- About a dozen universities in Jammu and Kashmir are grappling with a severe faculty shortage, with around 40 per cent teaching posts lying vacant, according to official data.
Figures provided by the Higher Education Department show that more than 3,300 teaching posts are sanctioned across nine public universities and two central universities functioning under the aegis of Union Ministry of Education, while only around 1,900 are in position, leaving a large gap that has forced several institutions to function with far below their approved strength.
The data shows that the University of Jammu has 252 teachers in position against 442 sanctioned posts, leaving around 43 per cent vacancies, while the University of Kashmir ha...