Eight NRI applicants for IIT director post
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A first in the history of IIT, 8 out of the total 71 applicants for the post of director at IIT Kanpur and IIT Kharagpur are NRIs. The US, New Zealand, Malaysia and Thailand are some of the countries from which applications have been received, reported Hindustan Times.
Last year, the IIT council proposed to advertise "globally" to get the best persons for the post of director. As a result, the ministry of human resource development released the first such international advertisement inviting applications for the posts. According to reports, the recruitment will be done for a contractual period of 5 years or till the date of superannuation, whichever is earlier. (Read more)
Five of the applicants are from the US including one from Tuft University. As the term of the two IIT directors ends this June, a selection committee has met to shortlist the candidates. The IITs decided to put up ads after the selection system was challenged in the Madras High Court. Earlier, candidates for the post were selected through nominations from eminent institutions and personalities.
On the other hand, IIT-Delhi seems to be the ideal choice for IIT-JEE toppers. According to a Times of India report, approximately 500 students from Lucknow would get to enter an IIT this session. The entrance exam was taken by more than 5.6 lakh candidates out of which approximately 19,000 have qualified for the IITs.
Many of the rank holders want to get into IIT-D as it is in a metro city. Parents also want their wards to get into IIT-D despite the strengths of other IITs like Kanpur, because of the industrial exposure provided by the institute. Apart from these reasons, another major reason is the placement.
"Though IIT-K happens to be the best in the country, students do not want to go there. The major reason is that students in Kanpur are generally deprived of international companies at the time of placement." Aditya Kumar, a physics expert in the city, told TOI taking on the toppers' decision to opt for IITs in metro cities. (Read full story)
Apart from IITs, various B-schools in the country are roping in international faculty as most of these institutes are facing shortage of faculty. More than 50% of the faculty seats remain vacant at these institutes. One of the reason behind the shortage may be the unattractive remuneration, as students after pursuing management studies prefer corporate jobs with excellent package rather than becoming teachers. (Read more)
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