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Sree Narayana Guru Open University at Kollam
such ecosystems conducive for progress in education while The advent of State’s first
higher learning. others lagged. Such differential Open University is like
development may be accounted a pearl in the crown of
There is strong evidence that for by various micro-level factors. various developmental
high-quality infrastructure The Government tried to level this activities happening
facilitates better instruction, gap between various regions by so far in the higher
improves student outcomes, and sanctioning modern programmes, education arena
reduces dropout rates, among more seats, funds in abundance,
other benefits. Obviously, one recruiting teachers and staff etc.
could observe that Kerala made Over 1400 teachers and over 3600 Over 1400 teachers and
evidential progress at all levels of non-teaching staff were recruited over 3600 non-teaching
education during the last 3-4 years. at various levels and at least 59 new staff were recruited at
courses were sanctioned. Several various levels
But at the same time, one could seats in UG/PG were enhanced
also see that developments by almost Twenty-Five thousand.
happened in this sector in the past The coming months will see Kerala made evidential
are not uniform across localities the scintillating result of many progress at all levels of
and regions. Some regions/districts exemplary activities undertaken in education during the last
in the State have shown remarkable this direction. 3-4 years
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