Staff and Student Statistics as of August 2008
The staff and students statistics provides a quantitative overview of the current state of the University staff and students statistics. Statistics are compiled twice a year, one in the month of May-June and other in the month of August-November.
This publication is the 7th release since the launching of the University in 2003.
The University intends to increase the intake capacity in the member colleges/institutes to cater to the growing number of the class XII students passing out of the Higher Secondary Schools. The projected figure for the students’ capacity in the member colleges/institutes by 2013 is 8847 as per the Royal University of Bhutan Strategic Plan 2004 – 2012.
The University plans to develop its existing academic staff and to appoint new well qualified staff such that, ninety percent of its academic staff will possess bachelors degree by 2010, seventy percent of its Bhutanese staff will have at least Masters degree by 2010; by 2012 this should have increased to seventy five percent. It plans to have ten percent of the Bhutanese staff with PhD by 2010 and twelve percent by 2012.
