Lok Sabha Question No. 2919 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-20
Subject: Lying Vacant Posts
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: VISHNU DAYAL RAM, VIRENDRA  KUMAR

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.2919 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2017

## Lying Vacant Posts

## †2919. SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM: DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR:

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

- (a) the details of various posts lying vacant in various universities in the country, State-wise;
- (b) the steps being taken for regular appointment of such posts along with the reasons for delay in filling the said posts;
- (c) the view of the academic council regarding the new norms laid down by the University Grants  Commission  regarding  ad-hoc  teachers  teaching  in  the  Delhi  University  for  many years; and
- (d) whether the ad-hoc teachers are likely to lose a chance of getting a permanent job if the said norms are implemented and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (Dr. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY)

- (a): Universities are Autonomous Bodies established under a Central Act, a Provincial Act or a State Act and the onus of filling up of vacant teaching posts lies with them. Thus, data relating  to  vacant  posts  in  various  State  Public  and  Private  Universities  is  not  maintained centrally.  As  per  the  data  available  with  the  University  Grants  Commission  (UGC),  6,141 teaching  posts  out  of  the  total  teaching  posts  of  17,006  in  various  UGC  funded  Central Universities  are  lying  vacant  as  on  01.01.2017.  A  statement  indicating  State-wise  and University-wise vacancies in various UGC funded Central Universities is at annexure.
- (b):  To  ensure  regular  filling  up  of  vacant  posts  in  the  Central  Universities,  the  following steps have been taken:
-  The  UGC  has  issued  Regulations  on  Minimum  Qualifications  for  Appointment  of Teachers and Other Academic Staff in Universities and Colleges and Measures for the  Maintenance  of  Standards  in  Higher Education, 2010.  Para  12.2 of the Regulations  mandates  that  all  the  sanctioned  /  approved  posts  in  the  University system shall be filled up on an urgent basis.
-  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 sixty five years.

-  The Central Universities are permitted to recruit Ad-hoc/Guest Faculty/Reemployed/Contract  Faculty  against  vacant  positions,  from  time  to  time,  depending upon their operational requirements to the extent of 10% as per UGC regulations.
-  UGC has requested all Vice Chancellors of Central  Universities,  State  Universities and Deemed to be Universities in November, 2014 to make a serious effort to ensure that  all  vacant  positions  are  filled  by  the  University  at  the  earliest.  Filling  up  of teaching positions was also discussed in the Conference of Vice-Chancellors of the Central Universities held on 4 th -5 th February, 2015, Visitor's Conferences on 4 th -6 th November, 2015 and 16 th -18 th November, 2016 which were chaired by the Hon'ble President.

(c) & (d): In its meeting held on 19.12.2016, the Academic Council of the Delhi University considered the 3 rd and 4 th amendments of Gazette notifications issued by UGC on 4 th May, 2016  and  11 th July,  2016,  respectively,  regarding  appointment  and  promotion  of  the teachers and other academic staff and recommended adoption of these amendments to the Executive  Council  of  the  University.  The  Executive  Council,  in  its  meeting  held  on 31.12.2016, accepted the recommendation of the Academic Council and resolved to carry out consequential amendments in the relevant Ordinances of the University.

As per the extant recruitment rules of the Delhi University for the teaching positions, the  Ad-hoc  teachers  working  in  the  Delhi  University  are  not  enjoying  permanent  status. Therefore, the question of their losing permanent  position, in the process of the implementation of the UGC regulations along with its amendments, does not arise.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †2919 FOR ANSWER ON 20.03.2017 ASKED BY SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM AND DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR HON'BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT, REGARDING LYING VACANT POSTS.

## Statement indicating vacant positions in UGC funded Central Universities as on 01.01.2017

|   S. No. | Name of the State/UT   | Name of University                                  |   Total Number of Vacant Posts |
|----------|------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|        1 | TELAGANA               | MAULANA AZAD NATIONAL URDU UNIVERSITY               |                             87 |
|        2 | TELAGANA               | UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD                             |                            157 |
|        3 | TELAGANA               | THE ENGLISH & FOREIGN LANGUAGES UNIVERSITY          |                             64 |
|        4 | CHHATTISGARH           | GURU GHASIDAS VISHWAVIDYALAYA                       |                            217 |
|        5 | DELHI                  | UNIVERSITY O F DELHI                                |                           1061 |
|        6 | DELHI                  | JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA                                |                            155 |
|        7 | DELHI                  | JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY                         |                            277 |
|        8 | MADHYA PRADESH         | DR. HARISINGH GOUR VISHWAVIDYALAYA                  |                             87 |
|        9 | MADHYA PRADESH         | INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL TRIBAL UNIVERSITY            |                            115 |
|       10 | MAHARASHTRA            | MAHATMA GANDHI ANTARRASHTRIYA HINDI VISHWAVIDYALAYA |                             29 |
|       11 | PUDUCHERRY             | PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY                              |                            131 |
|       12 | UTTARAKHAND            | HEMWATI NANDAN BAHUGUNA GARHWAL UNIVERSITY          |                            191 |
|       13 | UTTAR PRADESH          | ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY                           |                            307 |
|       14 | UTTAR PRADESH          | BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY                            |                            574 |
|       15 | UTTAR PRADESH          | BABASAHEB BHIMRAO AMBEDKAR UNIVERSITY               |                             66 |
|       16 | UTTAR PRADESH          | UNIVERSITY OF ALLAHABAD                             |                            550 |
|       17 | WEST BENGAL            | VISVA BHARATI                                       |                            132 |
|       18 | BIHAR                  | CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BIHAR                   |                             56 |
|       19 | BIHAR                  | MAHATMA GANDHI CENTRAL UNIVERSITY                   |                             74 |
|       20 | GUJARAT                | CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF GUJARAT                       |                             87 |
|       21 | HARYANA                | CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF HARYANA                       |                            169 |
|       22 | HIMACHAL PRADESH       | CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF HIMACHAL PRADESH              |                            117 |
|       23 | JAMMU &                | CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF JAMMU                         |                             76 |
|       24 | KASHMIR                | CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF KASHMIR                       |                             88 |
|       25 | JHARKHAND              | CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF JHARKHAND                     |                             82 |
|       26 | KARNATAKA              | CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF KARNATAKA                     |                            101 |
|       27 | KERALA                 | CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF KERALA                        |                             38 |
|       28 | ODISHA                 | CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF ORISSA                        |                            137 |
|       29 | PUNJAB                 | CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF PUNJAB                        |                             54 |

| 30.   | RAJASTHAN                                   | CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   | 69   |
|-------|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|------|
| 31.   | TAMIL NADU CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF TAMIL NADU | 104                               |      |
| 32.   | ASSAM                                       | ASSAM UNIVERSITY                  | 93   |
| 33.   | ASSAM                                       | TEZPUR UNIVERSITY                 | 55   |
| 34.   | ARUNACHAL PRADESH RAJIV GANDHI              | UNIVERSITY                        | 36   |
| 35.   | MANIPUR MANIPUR UNIVERSITY                  | 83                                |      |
| 36.   | MEGHALAYA NORTH EASTERN HILL UNIVERSTIY     | 118                               |      |
| 37.   | MIZORAM MIZORAM UNIVERSITY                  | 62                                |      |
| 38.   | NAGALAND NAGALAND                           | UNIVERSITY                        | 58   |
| 39.   | SIKKIM                                      | SIKKIM UNIVERSITY                 | 78   |
| 40.   | TRIPURA                                     | TRIPURA UNIVERSITY                | 106  |
|       | Total                                       | Total                             | 6141 |

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