Even though the numbers of students in Plus Two and Plus Three classes have increased in three years significantly, vacancies in lecturer posts in Full Grant-in-Aid colleges have not been filled up; rather the number has gone up during the period.
This was revealed from the information furnished in the State Assembly by Higher Education Minister Dr Pradeep Panigrahy in response to a question of Congress MlA Naba Kishore Das.
While 1,625 lecture posts were lying vacant by December 31, 2013, the number increased to 2,265 by November 2015, according to information.
Meanwhile, the number of students in Plus Two and Plus Three classes in both Government and private colleges has increased drastically. While 2,94,831 students were studying in Plus Two streams and 63,343 in Plus Three classes in 2012-13, the numbers have increased to 3,45,012 and 1,80,838, respectively, during the current academic year, 2016-17.
However, the Minister informed that the selection process for 1,625 vacant posts has been completed by the State Selection Board and the recruitment process is going on.