Calcutta University is struggling to implement the National Education Policy (NEP) at the postgraduate level due to the shortage of teachers and lack of funds, the vice-chancellor of the university said. “We must acknowledge that the university is facing practical challenges, including the need to fill vacant faculty positions, strengthen funding, and forge effective coordination across the university campuses,” said the VC. The VC flagged the issue of inadequate faculty positions days after the Calcutta University Teachers’ Association staged a protest, alleging that over 57% of the university’s faculty positions remain vacant. Sanatan Chattopadhyay, the president of the Calcutta University Teachers’ Association, who led the protest assembly on March 19, said that out of the 883 teaching positions, the university has only 383 teachers. The poor faculty strength is also affecting the four-year BTech programme run by the university at the undergraduate level.

Source: The Telegraph March 24, 2026 12:47 UTC