Guest Faculty in the University System: Issues and Challenges

Abstract

Why there is a shortage of teachers in the education system of our country, especially in the Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) across the country? Is there a lack of qualified teachers or is there any problem with the recruitment mechanism of our university system? Answers to these questions lie in the fact that there is a lack of regular recruitment. The tentative solution to this problem, which has been found by the Indian Universities, is the hiring of ‘Guest lecturers and ad-hoc lecturers temporarily.