Lok Sabha Question No. 434 (STARRED), answered on 2018-03-26
Subject: Shortage of Faculty in IITs
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: ANANDRAO  ADSUL, DHARMENDRA YADAV

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 434 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.03.2018

## Shortage of Faculty in IITs

- *434. SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL: SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

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

- (a) whether the  Indian  Institutes  of  Technology  (IITs)  in  the  country  have been facing acute shortage of faculty and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  and  Ministry  of  External  Affairs have  agreed  to  ease  norms  regarding  recruitment  of  foreign  faculty  at IITs and if so, the details thereof along with the details of such norms eased by the Government;
- (c) the total sanctioned posts of teachers in the various IITs in the country, IIT-wise;
- (d) whether a large number of posts of teachers are lying vacant in IITs and if  so,  the steps taken by the Government to fill up these vacant posts; and
- (e) whether the shortage of teachers in IITs is affecting the studies in these educational institutions and if so, the steps taken by the Government in this regard and the manner in which the Government plans to maintain the reputation of IITs in the country?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): 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  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 434 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.03.2018 REGARDING  'SHORTAGE  OF  FACULTY  IN  IITs'  RAISED  BY  SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL AND SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

(a)  to  (e)  :  Indian  Institutes  of  Technology  (IITs)  are  Institutions  of  National Importance  governed  by  the  Institute  of  Technology  Act,  1961,  as  amended from  time  to  time  and  the  Statutes  framed  thereunder.    There  are  23  IITs functioning at present in various part of the country. IITs strive to maintain a faculty-student ratio of 1:10.  Since the strength of faculty is linked with the strength of students, the actual sanctioned strength of faculty fluctuates from time to time.  As on date, the sanctioned strength of faculty in all the 23 IITs is 8234, against which, 5428 faculty are in position whereas 2806 positions are vacant.  The IITs-wise sanctioned strength and vacancy position is annexed.

Arising of vacancies and filling them up with suitable, qualified candidates is a continuous  process.    The  IITs  have  been  taking  measures  to  attract  quality faculty,  which  include  year-round  open  advertisements,  invitation  through search-cum-selection procedures to alumni/scientists/faculty, advertisements in  international  journals,  and  appointment  of  NRIs  and  OCIs  to  faculty positions on the same terms as applicable to regular faculty.  The Government has also launched the Global Initiative for Academic Networks (GIAN) to enable foreign  faculty  to  teach  some  courses  in  the  higher  educational  institutions. Steps such as outstanding young faculty awards, mobility of faculty from one Central Educational Institute to another in order to protect their pensionary benefits, and pay parity to faculty have also been taken to attract best faculty in these Institutions.  Since Ph.D. is an essential qualification for appointment as faculty in IITs, Government of India has recently launched Prime Minister's Research  Fellows (PMRF)  Scheme  to  attract bright students into  Ph.D programmes, which will improve the quality of research at the one hand and address shortage of quality faculty on the other.

The norms for appointment of foreign faculty have been relaxed in consultation with the Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of External Affairs, which include the annual income ceiling being reduced from US$ 25,000 to Rs.9.10 lakh per year and appointment of OCIs as permanent faculty in Indian Higher Educational Institutions.

Shortage  of  faculty  has  no  adverse  affect  on  studies  as  the  shortfall  is adequately compensated by engaging research scholars, adjunct, visiting and contract faculty.  In  order  to  maintain  the  reputation  and  improve  the international ranking of the premier institutions of the country, a new mega programme  called  'Study  in  India'  has  been  launched,  which  aims  at increasing  the  strength  of  international  students  in  these  institutions.  To develop world class infrastructure, Government has been providing necessary budgetary support to the IITs.

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REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION  NO.  434  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  26.03.2018  REGARDING 'SHORTAGE OF FACULTY IN IITs' RAISED BY SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL AND SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

## Details of Faculty in respect of IITs

| Sl. No.   | Name of Institute   |   Sanctioned Faculty Strength |   Faculty in position |   Vacancy |
|-----------|---------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------|
| 1.        | IIT Bombay          |                          1017 |                   738 |       279 |
| 2.        | IIT Delhi           |                           776 |                   549 |       227 |
| 3.        | IIT Kanpur          |                           652 |                   410 |       242 |
| 4.        | IIT Kharagpur       |                          1199 |                   647 |       552 |
| 5.        | IIT Madras          |                           800 |                   573 |       227 |
| 6.        | IIT Guwahati        |                           570 |                   430 |       140 |
| 7.        | IIT Roorkee         |                           756 |                   437 |       319 |
| 8.        | IIT BHU(Varanasi)   |                           548 |                   265 |       283 |
| 9.        | IIT Hyderabad       |                           237 |                   189 |        48 |
| 10.       | IIT Jodhpur         |                            90 |                    62 |        28 |
| 11.       | IIT Bhubaneswar     |                           147 |                   117 |        30 |
| 12.       | IIT Gandhinagar     |                           140 |                   108 |        32 |
| 13.       | IIT Patna           |                           140 |                   107 |        33 |
| 14.       | IIT Indore          |                           115 |                   108 |         7 |
| 15.       | IIT Ropar           |                           120 |                   115 |         5 |
| 16.       | IIT Mandi           |                           102 |                   106 |        -4 |
| 17.       | IIT(ISM) Dhanbad    |                           455 |                   293 |       162 |
| 18.       | IIT Tirupati        |                            95 |                    44 |        51 |
| 19.       | IIT Palakkad        |                            95 |                    47 |        48 |
| 20.       | IIT Jammu           |                            45 |                    23 |        22 |
| 21.       | IIT Bhilai          |                            45 |                    19 |        26 |
| 22        | IIT Dharwad         |                            45 |                    24 |        21 |
| 23        | IIT Goa             |                            45 |                    17 |        28 |
|           | Total               |                          8234 |                  5428 |      2806 |

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