Lok Sabha Question No. 516 (STARRED), answered on 2017-04-10
Subject: Recruitment Process
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: DUSHYANT SINGH

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*516 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.04.2017

## Recruitment Process

*516. SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a)  whether  the  Government  plans  to  take  steps  to  make  recruitment  process  for University teaching posts more efficient and if so, the details thereof; and (b) whether the Government plans to take steps to make the teaching profession more

- attractive to draw in good talent and if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a) & (b): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION  NO. * 516  FOR  10.04.2017  ASKED  BY  SHRI  DUSHYANT  SINGH,  HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT, REGARDING RECRUITMENT PROCESS

(a)  & (b): The University Grants Commission (UGC) has notified the Regulations on Minimum  Qualifications  for  Appointment  of  Teachers  and  Other  Academic  Staff  in Universities  and  Colleges  and  Measure for the  Maintenance  of  Standards  in  Higher Education, 2010.  These  principal regulations along with their subsequent  four amendments notified up to 2016 lays down principles and guidelines for recruitment and  promotion  of  faculties  at  the  cadre  of  Assistant  Professor,  Associate  Professor and Professor.

In  these  Regulations,  Master's  degree  with  UGC  specified  score  along  with NET/SET/SLET  or  Ph.D.  earned  in  conformation  with  UGC  Regulations  has  been made mandatory  eligibility  condition  for  appointment  to  various  academic  positions. However, para 4.1.0 of UGC Regulations, 2010 prescribes an alternative criterion for the post of Professor. As  per this criterion, an outstanding professional with established reputations in the relevant field who has made significant contributions to the  knowledge  in  the  concerned/allied/relevant  discipline  could  be  recruited  as  a Professor.

The Universities are autonomous bodies created either under the Central Act or State Acts and the onus of filling up the vacant posts lies with them. However, to make the teaching profession more attractive and to draw in good talent at the entry level, the  UGC  Regulations,  2010  has  prescribed  norms  for  improvement  in  service conditions for the new entrant, in terms of better working and leave conditions, career advancement prospects, retirement benefits etc.

Further,  the  UGC  has, inter alia , undertaken  the  following  initiatives for improving  the  teachers  and  Teacher  education  so  as  to  make  this  profession  more attractive:

-  The  UGC  supports  'operation  faculty  recharge'  through  strengthening  high quality  research  in  science  related  disciplines  and  promoting  innovative teaching  in  the  universities  through  induction  of  fresh  talent  at  the  level  of Professors, Associate Professors, and Assistant Professors. Many universities  require  the  support  of  professionals  and  experts  beyond  those available to the university in its regular faculty especially in strengthening high quality  research  in  science-related  disciplines,  at  internationally  competitive level  and  in  promoting  innovating  teaching  in  universities.  Besides,  it  has provided positions of Adjunct Faculty and Scholars-in-Residence to enrich the

teaching  and  research  programmes  of  the  university  system  at  M.Phil  and Ph.D levels.

-  UGC  implements a Travel Grant Scheme that provides financial assistance to permanent teachers and librarians  of  colleges  and  vice-chancellors  of  state universities,  deemed  to  be  universities  and  central  universities,  recognized under section 2 (f) and 12 (B) of the UGC Act, to present research papers at international conferences abroad.
-  UGC provides  financial  assistance  to  teachers  teaching  in  universities  and colleges  to  promote  excellence  in  teaching  and  research.  Research  project may  be  undertaken  by  an  individual  teacher  or  a  group  of  teachers.  The ceiling of assistance under the scheme is Rs.20 lakhs for sciences including Engineering & Technology, Medical, Pharmacy and Agriculture etc. while for humanities,  Social  Science,  Languages,  Literature,  Arts,  Law  and  allied disciplines, the assistance is Rs.15.00 lakhs.
-  In order to encourage research and development in the country, UGC has laid out a number of schemes, awards, fellowships, chairs and programmes under which  financial  assistance  is  provided  to  institutions  of  higher  education  as well  as  faculty  members  working  therein  to  undertake  quality  research  in almost all areas of knowledge across disciplines including revival & promotion of indigenous languages.

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