Lok Sabha Question No. 4727 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: Shortage of Teachers in Universities
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4727 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2019

## Shortage of Teachers in Universities

†4727.SHRI SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV:

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

- (a)  whether there is acute shortage of teachers in Higher educational institutes;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  of  posts  lying  vacant  in  various  universities  and  institutes, State/University/Location-wise;
- (c) whether there is any incentive scheme for providing teacher fellowship to young talented teachers attaining knowledge and contributing in teaching in central higher education institutes and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether there has been an adverse effect on the quality of education due to the said shortage and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)  the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  fill  the  above  mentioned vacant posts?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a)  to  (e):  Occurring  of  vacancies  and  filling  up  is  a  continuous  process.  The University Grants Commission (UGC) continuously monitors it with Universities. As per All India Survey  of Higher Education  (AISHE)  portal  2017-18, the total sanctioned strength and In-position strength of teachers posts in Higher Educational Institutions are as under:-

|   Sanctioned Strength (SS) |   In-Position (IP) |   Vacant Posts (SS-IP) |
|----------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|
|                    1407373 |            1062659 |                 344714 |

The  UGC  vide  its  D.O.  letter  No.F.1-14/2019  (CPP-II)  dated  4 th June,  2019  has prepared  the  Guidelines  for  Recruitment  of  Faculty  in  Universities,  Colleges  and Institutions Deemed to be Universities outlining the selection procedure and the time frame  for  recruitment.  These guidelines  have  been  circulated  to  all  Universities  to adhere to them. The Universities have been requested to ensure that the vacancies in the University as well as in the Colleges affiliated to University are filled up at the earliest.  A  copy  of  the  Guidelines  circulated  to  all  Universities  is  available  at https://www.ugc.ac.in/ugc\_notices.aspx?id=2418.

This Ministry has requested all Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) to fill up faculty related  data  on  National  Higher  Education  Resource  Centre  (NHERC)  portal  at https://nherc.in to fill up all vacancies in various higher educational institutions on an urgent basis.

To attract the young talented teachers, there is a provision in the UGC 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  2018  to  provide  a  start-up  grant  at  the  level  of  Rs.3.00  lakh  in  Social Sciences, Humanities and Languages and Rs.6.00 lakh in Sciences and Technology teachers and other non-vocational academic staff to take up research immediately after their appointment.

The State-wise details of faculty  in  Higher  Educational  Institutions are  available  at https://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/6505696\_LSPQ-No-4727-Annexure-Ia.pdf. The institution-wise  details  of  faculty  in  Higher  Educational  Institutions  are  available  at https://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/3170371\_LSPQ-No-4727-Annexure--Ib.pdf and https://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/9348784\_LSPQ-No-4727-Annexure-Ic.pdf.

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