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Shortage of faculty members hits academic activities in college

Staff Reporter

ATTUR: Shortage of faculty members and inadequate infrastructure in Arignar Anna Government Arts College are adversely affecting colleges academic activities.

The college has more than 1,800 students studying in eight undergraduate programmes and four postgraduate programmes. But it has just eight faculty members.

The problem, says a college official, is worse in the case of programmes like B.A. Tamil, History and BBA, for which not a single teacher available with the college. More than 150 students have opted for these programmes in the fresh batch admitted recently. Computer Science, English and Chemistry departments have been rendered one-man department. The college, however, manages to conduct classes through the guest lecturers, recruited through Parents-Teachers Association.

The college, established about 35 years ago, caters to students from various rural pockets in Attur, Vazhapadi and Gengavalli taluks. A few students from the border districts of Vilupuram and Perambalur are also studying in the college.

We need at least 90 faculty members to take up the activities effectively, college officials point out.

Lack of adequate number of classrooms and other facilities is also badly affecting the students. All the classrooms remain congested. The college has requested the government to provide 40 more classrooms. But it has sanctioned 10 classrooms recently. Meanwhile, a few persons had encroached about 50 acres of land belonging to the college, causing serious concern among students and the public.

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