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In the medical colleges of India (such as the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) the term Professor is used for the seniormost teaching faculty. The postgraduate trainees are called "Junior Residents", while the term "Senior Resident" is used for those who are in a teaching post after their postgraduate training.
Faculty members on the educator track engage in high-quality educational activities. They are oriented towards teaching excellence, student learning, and pedagogical research and innovation. Appointments in this track include teaching assistants, instructors, lecturers, senior lecturers and associate professors (educator track).
Faculty members serve as Deans and Heads of Departments for limited periods, typically 2 to 3 years, then returning to regular faculty duties. The Registrar is the chief administrative officer and overviews day-to-day operations. Below the Head of Department (HOD), are the various faculty members (professors, assistant professors, and lecturers).
The Minister of Education of India is the ex officio chairperson of the IIT Council. [5] According to data obtained through Right to Information (RTI) applications, approximately 38% of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) graduates from the class of 2024 have not secured job placements.
With training of teachers and students as the primary objective, ICT Academy has been working through a seven pillar program in the areas of faculty development, student skill development, [5] entrepreneurship development, youth empowerment, industry-institute interaction, [6] digital empowerment and research & publications.
Commonwealth system American system German system Professor (chair) Distinguished professor or equivalent : Professor (ordinarius, W3 with Chair, C4 or C3 with Chair) Reader or principal lecturer (mainly UK) or principal research scientist (mainly National institutes/laboratories) / associate professor (Australia, NZ, India, Southeast Asia, South Africa, Ireland)
Higher education in India faces problems ranging from income and gender disparities in enrolment, to poor quality of faculty and teaching and even to a general lack of motivation and interest amongst students. [69] Industries cite skill shortage as one of the major factors contributing to the mounting number of unemployed graduates. [70]
The Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering is a newly established department, that was instituted in 2015 with the efforts of Dr. Sujoy Kumar Samanta, faculty of IIT Patna. [21] It is located in the Block-6 of the campus. The department accepted the first batch of undergraduate students in 2016 and presently has 9 faculty members.