Riyaz Bhat
Srinagar, Feb 05 : In Jammu and Kashmir, more than 88 percent teachers at Pre-Primary level are not ‘Professionally Qualified’ in all government and private schools of the region.
The recent official figures reveal that only 11.8 percent teachers at Pre-Primary level were ‘Professionally Qualified Teachers’ in both public and private schools of Jammu and Kashmir.
According to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the official figures also reveal that among the total professionally qualified teachers at Pre-Primary level, including 9.1 percent male and 13.2 percent female tutors.
It also states that at Primary level, a total of 68.6 percent teachers were professionally qualified that includes 76.4 percent male and 61.9 percent female tutors.
The official figures further reveal that at Upper-Primary level, a total of 72.5 percent teachers were professionally qualified that includes 77.3 percent male and 66.9 percent female teachers.
Likewise, at Secondary level, a total of 87.5 percent tutors were professionally qualified in both government and private schools including 87.2 percent male and 87.9 percent female teachers.
Similarly, at Senior Secondary level, only 87.2 percent teachers were qualified professionally, including 86.6 percent male and 88.1 percent female tutors.
Pertinently, among all states of India, Jammu and Kashmir education sector has second highest ‘Untrained Teachers’ at Pre-Primary and Upper Primary levels.
Besides, the Union Territory has 4th highest untrained teachers at primary level as well.
The recent official figures reveal that the highest numbers of untrained teachers were reported in Tamil Nadu followed by Jammu and Kashmir wherein only 22.3 percent of teachers at Pre-Primary levels (Kindergartens) were trained to teach the students.
Pertinently, KNO published a series of stories—highlighting the major loopholes in both government and private education sectors in Jammu and Kashmir.
On February-01, the news agency reported that in Jammu and Kashmir more than 98 percent of educational institutes sans digital library services.
“Only 373 schools across Jammu and Kashmir were having digital library services available for the students,” it reads.
The recent official figures reveal that “Among the total 24,296 government and private schools of Jammu and Kashmir, only 373 institutions that amount to 1.53 percent were having the digital libraries.”
It also reveals that in 5452 private schools of Jammu and Kashmir, more than 12 Lakh students and in the case of 18,785 government schools, over 14 Lakh students were enrolled—(KNO)
