Lok Sabha Question No. 138 (STARRED), answered on 2018-03-05
Subject: Faculty Posts in DU
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT

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

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION No. 138 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.03.2018

## Faculty Posts in DU

*138. SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

## DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

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

- (a)  whether the Government is aware that a number of faculty posts in different fields are lying vacant in Delhi University (DU) for the past many years and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether the Government has initiated the process to fill up the vacant faculty posts in DU in the recent past;
- (c) if so, the details thereof, college-wise and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Government has set up any panel in this regard and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the details of the criteria and minimum academic points to be eligible for selection/interview, category-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO  (e)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 138 FOR 5.3.2018 ASKED BY SHRI SATAV RAJEEV  AND  DR.  HEENA  VIJAYKUMAR  GAVIT,  HON'BLE  MEMBER  OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING FACULTY POSTS IN DU.

(a) to (e) University of Delhi (DU) has reported that the recruitment process for filling up the vacant faculty posts has already been initiated. The University has already advertised 153  posts  of  Professor,  399  posts  of  Associate  Professor  and  378  posts  of  Assistant Professor. As far as the colleges are concerned, the university has initiated the process to fill up the vacant faculty posts in various colleges/institutions. The advertisements for appointment  of  regular  faculty  have  been  issued  by  59  constituent  colleges.  Besides, Selection Committee for appointment of regular faculty in Psychology has been held and the recommended candidates have joined the college.

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.  The onus of filling up of the posts lies on the University of Delhi,  being  an  autonomous  body  created  under  an  Act  of  Parliament.    As  regards  the appointment in Colleges, the same is made by the Governing Body of the Colleges in terms of the laid down procedure.

The Govt. has not set up any specific panel  in  this  regard.  However,  Ministry  of  Human Resource  Development  (MHRD) and University  Grants Commission (UGC) have written many times to the universities  to  expedite  the  filling  up  of  vacant  teaching  positions  and continuously  monitor  with  them.  Besides,  Hon'ble  High  Court  of  Delhi  had  constituted  a three  member  Committee comprising S ecretary,  MHRD,  Vice  Chancellor,  DU  and  Mr. Maninder Singh, Ld. Additional Solicitor General to, inter-alia , look into the matter.

The UGC guidelines and Ordinances of the University are applicable in the matter of filling up of the teaching posts, which can be seen at websites of UGC (http://www.ugc.ac.in) and DU (http://www.du.ac.in).

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