Too many applicants for teachers' posts, thanks to slowdown

The global economic meltdown has proved to be a blessing in disguise for educational institutions. Colleges that have been struggling to fill vacancies for teachers have witnessed candidates beelining for interviews.
This development is quite reverse when compared to previous years. Besides cuts in jobs in multi-national companies, qualified candidates preferring secure and hassle free jobs is said to be the reason for this change.Both urban and rural colleges have been benefited by this new trend.
"We had to struggle to fill the vacancies especially in the science and computer streams. But this year we have received 20 applications for just four posts and the applicants include post graduates to engineering degree holders'', said Rev Fr Francis Xavier Gomes, principal, St Philomena College, Puttur.
Y Bhaskar Shetty, principal, Mulky Sundarram Shetty College (MSSC), Shirva said it was quite impossible to find suitable candidates to teach BCom and BBM courses. But this year they received 17 applications for just one seat.
While the career opportunities in the IT sector have come down drastically, educational institutes have started offering attractive pay scales to teachers. A lecturer working on contract basis can get atlaest Rs 12-15 thousand initially for the post of lecturer. Besides, the government too has started filling up vacancies in government and aided colleges. This helps teachers working on a contract basis to get regularized, Shetty said.
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'Global economic recession is only a correction to Indian economy. Good career opportunities will be available in the public sector as a major part of the workforce is going to retire within the next three years", said Sujir Prabhakar, deputy general manager, Syndicate Bank. Addressing MBA students at the valedictory ceremony of summer internship at ICFAI National College here recenty he said qualified canidates should not incline to any particular kind of jobs. Instead, they should grab the opportunties in different sectors. Hard work and dedication always yield results, he said.
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Mangalore University has invited applications from eligible athletes, sportspersons and women for sports scholarship under the Talent Identification and Sports Promotion Scheme. Students studying in first and second year degree colleges affiliated to the university and have represented and excelled in sports and games at the state, national and international levels and are less than 20 years of age as on July 7, 2009 can apply. For details contact the director of physical education, Mangalore University. Ph: 0824-2287265. Last date to apply is July 30.
St Alyosius Institute of Education has secured two ranks in the B Ed degree education conducted by Mangalore University. Saritha Lobo has bagged the first rank with 843 marks and Leela Sequiera got 10th rank with 801 marks.
All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi has granted permission to A Shama Rao Foundation for their new project- the integrated campus at Mukka near Surathkal here. The new campus contains state of art facilities for pursuing studies in B E (mechanical, civil, electronics & communication and computer science), faculty in MBA and PGDM both post-graduate senior executive level management course. All the courses will commence in August/September 2009 for the academic year 2009-2010.
The department of statistics, St Agnes College will organize a two-day university level faculty development programme on statistical techniques and data analysis using SPSS 17 at the college premises here on July 16 and 17. The programme is open for interested faculty members and research scholars of the constituent colleges of Mangalore University.
Kanakadasa Research Centre, Magalore University has taken up the project of publishing all research articles and critical analysis on Kanakadasa published previously. Research centre coordinator B Shivarama Shetty requested the research scholars and public to provide articles or information about the articles available on this topic. Contact: 0824-2284360, 9448952011.