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Time of India

Dhanbad varsity goes virtual to tide over teachers' crunch

1 2 Dhanbad: The Binod Bihari Mahto Koylanchal University (BBMKY) is holding online classes in the educational institutions affiliated to it in Dhanbad and Bokaro districts to tide over acute shortage of faculty. A total of 13 constituent and 25 affiliated colleges, 21 colleges, two colleges, two medical colleges, two law colleges, and one minority college are affiliated to it. The university has 180 teachers against 599 a sanctioned posts. It recently recruited 150 contractual teachers on a need-basis. BBMKY registrar Dhananjay Singh, said, "The university embraced technology-driven solutions to cater to the total number of students. All the sanctioned 42 posts for associate professors and 21 professors are lying vacant. The last recruitment of assistant professors by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission took place in 2008." The university is working on a Learning Management System (LMS)-based mobile application to support virtual education. "It's the need of the hour to think beyond traditional teaching methods. By adopting tech-based learning, we can organise virtual classes effectively," he added, stating that most colleges are equipped with interactive digital panels to facilitate such a transition. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Calcula cuánto podrías ganar invirtiendo en CFD de AES ofertas especiales Registrarse Undo "If the varsity's plan to run virtual classes works out, it will benefit us, the sufferers," said Abhishek Kumar, an undergraduate student of PK Roy Memorial College. Student organisations have lauded the initiative but flagged concerns about infrastructure and technical readiness. "We experienced several issues with virtual classes during the Covid period. Smooth functioning of online classes requires robust connectivity and competent technical support," said Hargovind Pathak, the town secretary of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP). "If the university ensures proper facilities, students will undoubtedly gain," he added.