As a new revolution in post-secondary education unfolds in Asian countries, the most critical constraint will be the preparation of teachers in numbers hitherto unimaginable. In countries like India, the greatest constraint in rapid expansion of post-secondary education is the non-availability of teachers in numbers (and quality, hopefully) that such an expansion warrants.

Policy-makers in India, as elsewhere, are coming up with several measures to deal with such a crucial constraint. In several universities and professional institutions, the government has already allowed extension of retirement age for teachers (beyond sixty?). In some international partnerships, faculty development is being targeted, though largely limited to teachers of management, engineering and bio-technology (a recent news item suggested that Harvard Business School wants to develop this special focus in India).