In order to address shortage of faculty in premier educational institutions, including Indian Institutes of technology (IITs), various measures have been decided, especially for recruitment of foreign faculty. These include creation of pan-IIT faculty pool, effective use of VAJRA Scheme of Department of Science & Technology (DST), appointment of eligible OCI Card holders as permanent faculty, hassle-free visa to foreign faculty, reducing of annual income ceiling from US$ 25,000 to Rs.9.10 lakh per year. In addition to this, Government has also launched the Global Initiative for Academic Networks (GIAN) to enable foreign faculty to teach courses in the higher educational institutions in India.
This information was given by the Minister of State (HRD), Dr. Satya Pal Singh today in a written reply to a Rajya Sabha question.
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