Lok Sabha Question No. 1270 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-24
Subject: Vacancies in Teacher’s Education Institutions
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: M. B. RAJESH, P.K.SREEMATHI TEACHER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1270 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2017

## Vacancies in Teacher's Education Institutions

## 1270.  SHRI M.B. RAJESH:

SHRIMATI P.K.

SREEMATHI TEACHER:

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

- (a) whether it has come to the notice of his Ministry that there still exist huge amount of  vacancies  of  Academic  Posts  in  the  Teacher  Education  Institutions  in  the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the steps taken up by the Ministry to fill up these vacancies at the earliest?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)

(a)& (b): The vacancies of academic posts in the Teacher Education Institutions (TEIs) in the country are as detailed below:

|                                                              | Academic Posts                 | Academic Posts                 | Academic Posts   | Academic Posts          | Academic Posts                            |
|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| Teacher Education Institutions                               | Sanctioned Posts as per Scheme | Sanctioned Posts by States/UTs | Filled Posts     | % Vacancy as per Scheme | %Vacancy as per State/UT Sanctioned Posts |
| District Institutes of Education and Training (DIETs)        | 14857                          | 13606                          | 8208             | 44.75                   | 39.67                                     |
| Colleges of Teacher Education (CTEs)                         | 1496                           | 1633                           | 932              | 41.17                   | 42.92                                     |
| Institutes of Advanced Studies in Education (IASEs)          | 650                            | 559                            | 350              | 48.0                    | 37.39                                     |
| State Councils of Educational Research and Training (SCERTs) | 1440                           | 1150                           | 787              | 48.33                   | 31.56                                     |
| Total                                                        | 18443                          | 16948                          | 10277            | 45.56                   | 39.36                                     |

(c): Filling up of existing vacancies of academic posts in TEIs is the prerogative of the respective  State  and  UT  Government.  However,  in  the  Teacher  Education  Approval Board  (TEAB)  meetings  which  are  conducted  annually  to  consider  the  Annual  Work Plan & Budget (AWP&B) of States/UTs, they have been encouraged to fill up existing vacancies in TEIs on a priority basis and financial assistance for filled up posts is also provided to the States/UTs.

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