District Information System for Education data : 37.27% teachers in state’s primary, upper primary schools not even graduates

AN estimated 37.27 per cent teachers at primary and upper-primary levels in Maharashtra are not even graduates, according to the 2014-15 data of the District Information System for Education (DISE) for elementary education in rural India by the National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NEUPA), Delhi. Figures reveal 1,53,329 teachers out of 4,11,378 in the state’s rural schools do not have a graduate degree. This includes 1,390 teachers...