Lok Sabha Question No. 222 (STARRED), answered on 2018-03-12
Subject: Sanskrit Universities
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RADHESHYAM BISWAS

## MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.222 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2018

## SANSKRIT UNIVERSITIES

## * 222.    SHRI RADHEYSHYAM BISWAS:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state :

- a) Whether there is an acute shortage of teachers in Sanskrit universities of the country;
- b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- c) the  extent  to  which  teacher-student  ratio  in  Sanskrit  universities  is less in comparison to standard ratio fixed in other universities; and
- d) the  corrective  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  in  this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF  HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

(SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

- (a) to (d):   A statement is laid on the table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 222 ASKED BY SHRI RADHEYSHYAM BISWAS FOR 12.03.2018 REGARDING SANSKRIT UNIVERSITIES.

- (a) to (d): No Madam. There are 12 Sanskrit Universities which are State Universities and 3 Sanskrit Institutions which Deemed to be Universities.  The  details  of  teachers  in  these  higher  educational institutions are as under:

| Sl. no.            | Name of the University/ Institution                      | State              | Teacher            | Students           |
|--------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
| 1.                 | Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan,                             | Delhi              | 234                | 8755               |
| 2.                 | Sri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha   | Delhi              | 127                | 1403               |
| 3.                 | Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha                           | Andhra Pradesh     | 086                | 1739               |
| State Universities | State Universities                                       | State Universities | State Universities | State Universities |
| 4.                 | Kumar BhaskarVarma Sanskrit & Ancient Studies University | Assam              | 21                 | 627                |
| 5.                 | Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University            | Bihar              | 364                | 10265              |
| 6.                 | Sree Somnath Sanskrit University                         | Gujarat            | 18                 | 275                |
| 7.                 | Karnataka Sanskrit University                            | Karnataka          | 17                 | 117                |
| 8.                 | Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit                | Kerala             | 26                 | 22                 |
| 9.                 | Maharishi Panini Sanskrit Evam Vedic Vishwaaidyalaya     | Madhya Pradesh     | 6                  | 106                |
| 10                 | Kavi Kuguru Kalidaas Sanskrit Vidhwavidyalaya            | Maharashtra        | 21                 | 321                |
| 11                 | Shree Jagannath Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya                 | Orissa             | 24                 | 629                |
| 12                 | Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Rajasthan Sanskrit University  | Rajasthan          | 27                 | 831                |
| 13                 | Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya                    | Uttar Pradesh      | 87                 | 1598               |
| 14                 | Uttarakhand Sanskrit University                          | Uttarakhand        | 29                 | 443                |
| 15                 | The Sanskrit College and University                      | West Bengal        | 26                 | 285                |
|                    |                                                          |                    | 1113               | 27416              |

The Teacher Student ratio in Sanskrit Higher Education is 1:25. Presently, there are no norms prescribed for teacher student ratio by the  University Grants  Commission.The  temporary  shortage  of  teacher,  if  any,  due  to retirement, resignation etc., are met by engaging Guest/Part-time faculty till the posts are filled on regular basis.

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