TN academics most overburdened, Karnataka least outfitted: Survey

Express News Service

NEW DELHI: Teachers are most overburdened in Tamil Nadu and least outfitted in Karnataka among the many 4 southern states, in line with the findings of the National Achievement Survey (NAS) 2021. 

While the main target of the survey was the evaluation of the scholars, the academics’ responses confirmed that they have been grappling with points like the supply of satisfactory educational materials and work overload, amongst others.

In Tamil Nadu, 58 % of the academics stated they have been overloaded with work.

Nearly half of the Kerala academics stated the identical, in opposition to 37 % in Karnataka and 36 in Andhra Pradesh responding with a ‘yes’ to the query on work strain. 

The academics have been additionally requested if they’d satisfactory educational materials. Only 37 % of Karnataka academics stated they have been effectively outfitted to show in opposition to 58 % in Tamil Nadu, 53 % in Kerala and 43 % in Andhra Pradesh. 

Twenty-three % of the academics in Karnataka stated their faculty constructing wanted pressing repairs, the very best within the southern state. Kerala appears to have the least downside with faculty infrastructure as solely 15 % of academics stated the buildings required repairs in opposition to 18 % in Tamil Nadu and 20 % in Andhra Pradesh. 

For the Survey, 8,454 academics in Andhra Pradesh, 31,875 academics in Karnataka, 12,967 in Kerala and 19,001 in Tamil Nadu participated.

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A random comparability of the 4 southern states with the Hindi heartland of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Rajasthan confirmed an analogous pattern.

In Uttar Pradesh, 39 % of the academics stated they have been overburdened. The “gurus” appear to be most glad in Madhya Pradesh, the place solely 13 % nodded to extreme strain at work.

Thirty % in Bihar and 38 % in Rajasthan have been among the many burdened lot. 

In distinction to the academics, their heads positively responded to most points like the supply of certified employees and assets.