Lok Sabha Question No. 2240 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-01
Subject: Vacancies in Central Universities
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: PREM SINGH CHANDUMAJRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2240 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.01.2018

## Vacancies in Central Universities

## 2240.   PROF. PREM SINGH CHANDUMAJRA:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of vacancies in different Central Universities in the country, State/UT-wise;

(b) the steps taken to ensure filling up of these vacancies in a time-bound manner;

(c)  whether  a  uniform  pattern  has  been  observed  in  filling  up  the  vacant  posts  in  past  years  in  the Central Universities; and

(d) if so, whether the Government has issued any direction to the University Grants Commission in this regard and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. SATYA PAL SINGH)

(a) State-wise and University-wise total Number of sanctioned post, in position and vacancies of teaching and non-teaching staff is at Annexure-I .

(b) to (d): Vacancies at various levels occur in different manner due to retirements, resignations, deaths, deputations, expansion and opening of new institutions. Filling up the vacancies is an ongoing and continuous process. UGC and Ministry of Human Resource Development have repeatedly asked all the Central Universities to fill up the teaching posts on priority. However, the onus of filling up the teaching  posts  lies  on  Central  Universities  which  are  autonomous  bodies  created  under  Acts  of Parliament.

The Ministry of Human Resource Development and UGC have taken various steps in this regard:

- (i) In  order  to  meet  the  situation  arising  out  of  shortage  of  teachers  in  universities  and  other teaching institutions and the consequent vacant positions therein, the age of superannuation for teachers  in  Central  Educational  Institutions  has  already  been  enhanced  to  65  years  w.e.f. 23.3.2007.
- (ii) Besides,  subject  to  availability  of  vacant  positions  and  fitness,  teachers  can  also  be  reemployed on contract appointment beyond the age of 65 years and upto the age of 70 years.
- (iii) 5 Visitor's nominees have been provided to all CUs for Selection Committees of teachers in order to expedite the recruitment process.
- (iv) The UGC is funding 66 Human Resource Development Centre (HRDCs) functioning from the campuses of various Universities in the country for imparting orientation and refresher training to teachers in higher educational institutions.

- (v) UGC  also  framed  the  guidelines  for  empanelment  of  Adjunct-Faculty  in  Universities  and Colleges.  These  guidelines  enable  higher  educational  institutions  to  access  the  eminent teachers  and  researchers  who  have  completed  their  formal  association  with  University  / College, to participate in teaching, to collaborate and to stimulate research activities for quality research at M.Phil  and Ph. D. levels, and to play mentoring and inspirational role.
- (vi) Further,  UGC  initiated  a  scheme  called  Operation  Faculty  Recharge  for  augmenting  the research and teaching resources of universities to tackle the shortage of faculty in university system.
- (vii) In UGC (Minimum Qualifications for Appointment of Teachers and other Academic Staff in Universities  and  Colleges  and  Measures  for  the  Maintenance  of  Standards  in  Higher Education) Regulations, 2010, it is clearly mentioned that all the sanctioned / approved posts in the university system shall be filled up on an urgent basis.

In order to ensure that studies of students are not affected, Central universities  are adopting different methods/process  to  address  faculty  shortages  which  inter-alia,  include  hiring  ad-hoc  faculty,  Guest Faculty, Contract Faculty and Re-employed.

Despite these efforts, some teaching posts particularly at senior levels remain vacant due to following main reasons:

- I. The expansion of the capacity of existing  Centrally Funded Educational Institutions (CFEIs) due  to  implementation  of  the  Central  Educational  Institutions  (Reservation  in  Admission) Act, 2006.
- II. The establishment of new CFEIs and their operation from temporary campuses.
- III. The  slow  pace  of  development  of  permanent  campus  of  the  newly  established  Central Universities.
- IV. The lack of space in temporary campuses to expand academic activities.
- V. The remoteness of the locations of some of the Central Universities.
- VI. Non-availability of suitable candidates

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Statement as referred in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2240  for reply  on  01.01.2018  asked  by  Prof.  Prem  Singh  Chandumajra  regarding  Vacancies  in Central University.

| S. No.   | Name of the State/UTs   | Name of University                                  | No. of vacant post of Teaching Staff   | No. of vacant post of Non- Teaching Staff.   |
|----------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Telengana               | Maulana Azad Nationa Urdu University                | 83                                     | 37                                           |
|          |                         | University of Hyderabad                             | 160                                    | 523                                          |
|          |                         | The English &Foreign Languages University           | 38                                     | 234                                          |
| 2.       | Chhatisgarh             | Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya                       | 220                                    | 155                                          |
| 3.       | Delhi                   | University of Delhi                                 | 934                                    | 1814                                         |
|          |                         | Jamia Millia Islamia                                | 130                                    | 73                                           |
|          |                         | Jawaharlal Nehru University                         | 318                                    | 432                                          |
| 4.       | Madhya Pradesh          | Dr. Harisingh Gaur Vishwavidyalaya                  | 108                                    | 474                                          |
|          |                         | Indira Gandhi National Tribal University            | 119                                    | 85                                           |
| 5.       | Maharashtra             | Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya | 28                                     | 33                                           |
| 6.       | Puducherry              | Pondicherry University                              | 132                                    | 158                                          |
| 7.       | Uttarakhand             | Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garwal University           | 187                                    | 279                                          |
| 8.       | Uttar Pradesh           | Aligarh Muslim University                           | 298                                    | 490                                          |
|          |                         | Banaras Hindu University                            | 541                                    | 2935                                         |
|          |                         | Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University               | 79                                     | 63                                           |
| 9.       | West Bengal             | Visva-Bharti                                        | 136                                    | 957                                          |
| 10.      | Bihar                   | Central University of South Bihar                   | 51                                     | 27                                           |
|          |                         | Mahatma Gandhi Central University                   | 73                                     | 50                                           |
| 11.      | Gujarat                 | Central University of Gujarat                       | 62                                     | 113                                          |
| 12.      | Haryana                 | Central University of Haryana                       | 169                                    | 59                                           |
| 13.      | Himachal Pradesh        | Central University of Himachal Pradesh              | 117                                    | 98                                           |
| 14.      | Jammu& Kashmir          | Central University of Jammu                         | 76                                     | 59                                           |
|          |                         | Central University of Kashmir                       | 87                                     | 31                                           |
| 15.      | Jharkhand               | Central University of Jharkhand                     | 87                                     | 90                                           |
| 16.      | Karnataka               | Central University of Karnataka                     | 103                                    | 82                                           |
| 17.      | Kerala                  | Central University of Kerala                        | 32                                     | 73                                           |
| 18.      | Orissa                  | Central University of Orissa                        | 137                                    | 90                                           |
| 19.      | Punjab                  | Central University of Punjab                        | 56                                     | 55                                           |
| 20.      | Rajasthan               | Central University of Rajasthan                     | 66                                     | 86                                           |
| 21.      | Tamil Nadu              | Central University of Tamil Nadu                    | 103                                    | 88                                           |
|          | NER Central University  | NER Central University                              |                                        |                                              |
| 22.      | Assam                   | Assam University                                    | 95                                     | 40                                           |
|          |                         | Tezpur University                                   | 25                                     | 5                                            |
| 23       | Arunachal Pradesh       | Rajiv Gandhi University                             | 37                                     | 16                                           |
| 24.      | Manipur                 | Manipur University                                  | 116                                    | 128                                          |
| 25.      | Meghalaya               | North Eastern Hill University                       | 117                                    | 408                                          |
| 26.      | Mizoram                 | Mizoram University                                  | 67                                     | 46                                           |
| 27. 28.  | Nagaland Sikkim         | Nagaland University Sikkim University               | 60 94                                  | 28 43                                        |
| 29.      | Tripura                 | Tripura University                                  | 107                                    | 47                                           |
|          | Total                   |                                                     | 5997                                   | 10926                                        |

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