Staff shortage affecting education in SW faculty

8220;For our field work and assignments we have to spend a lot of time with our teachers to discuss the project, but this is difficult at the moment,8221; said a final year student of the faculty. Another student pointed out that for paper presentations during seminars and conferences, the teachers set a pattern and helped the students with references, but they themselves were too busy as they had to handle not only extra classes but other works of the faculty too, hence their time was being divided.

During the year the students have field placements where they adopt villages or other areas, on which a project report has to be submitted. There are also conferences and seminars which have to be looked into. 8220;Before submitting a paper, there have to be discussions on how the paper has to be planned and submitted,8221; said another student, adding that all that was being rushed through.

8220;Yes, we do realise that students are not getting the amount of attention they require,8221; says Dean of the Faculty Anil Navle. Navle admits that the shortage is affecting the quality of education.

He adds that the teachers are overburdened.8220;Nothing can happen till the elections were over, and there is no assurance whether things would improve after that, thus the students have to continue suffering,8221; he says.