Maha pupil-teacher ratio worsens to 27 students per teacher
Maharashtra's Pupil-Teacher Ratio (PTR) in 2016-17 was 27 students for every teacher, worsening in comparison with the 2015-16 figure which stood at 24 students per teacher, the Centre's All India Survey on Higher Education has revealed. The data also showed the number of college teachers dropped by 15,000 in one year, while student enrolment increased by over 70,000.