Lok Sabha Question No. 1172 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-25
Subject: Shortage of Faculties
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Rahul Kaswan, Anumula Revanth Reddy

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1172

TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.11.2019

## Shortage of Faculties

†1172. SHRI RAHUL KASWAN: SHRI ANUMULA REVANTH REDDY:

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

- (a) whether there is a shortage of various faculties in Universities across the country, if so, the faculty extant status of various universities particularly in Rajasthan;
- (b) whether the Government is facing shortage of competent and dutiful teachers, if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  provide  exemption  in  eligibility  norms  for appointments in universities; and
- (d)  if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a)  to  (d):  At  present,  there  are  total  177235  sanctioned  teaching  posts  in  various universities across the country out of which 32581 posts are lying vacant. In the State of Rajasthan, there are 13924 sanctioned posts in various universities out of which 2358 posts are lying vacant. A detailed statement of sanctioned and vacant posts of teaching staff including Rajasthan is enclosed at Annexure.

University Grants Commission (UGC) vide its D.O. letter No.F.1-14/2019 (CPPII)  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  which  has  been  circulated  to  all Universities to adhere the guidelines. The Universities has also been requested to take steps to ensure that the vacancies in the University as well as in the Colleges affiliated to University are filled up at the earliest and also the status of the recruitment process is uploaded on the University Activity Monitoring Portal of UGC. A copy of the guidelines circulated to all Universities is available at https://www.ugc.ac.in/ugc\_notices.aspx?id=2418 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 to teachers and other non-vocational academic staff to take up research immediately after their appointment. Further,  UGC  has  also  framed  the  guidelines  for  empanelment  of  AdjunctFaculty  in  Universities  and  Colleges.  These  guidelines  enable  higher  educational institutions to access the eminent teachers and researchers who have completed their formal association with University/College, to participate in teaching, to collaborate and to stimulate research activities for qualify research at M.Phil. and Ph. D. levels, and to play mentoring and inspirational role. Clause  4.1  of  UGC  (Minimum  Qualifications  for  Appointment  of  Teachers  and other  Academic  Staff  in  Universities  and  Colleges  and  other  Measures  for  the Maintenance of Standards in Higher Education) Regulations provides for qualification for  appointment  of  Assistant Professor. At present,  there  is  no  active  proposal  in  the

UGC to provide exemption in eligibility norms for appointments in universities

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (A) TO (D) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1172 FOR 25.11.2019 ASKED BY SHRI RAHUL KASWAN AND SHRI ANUMULA REVANTH REDDY, HON'BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING SHORTAGE OF FACULTIES

| State-Wise Sanctioned Strength   | State-Wise Sanctioned Strength   | State-Wise Sanctioned Strength   | State-Wise Sanctioned Strength   | State-Wise Sanctioned Strength   |
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Sl.No.                           | State                            | Total                            | Total                            | Total                            |
|                                  |                                  | SS                               | IP                               | SS-IP                            |
| 1                                | Andaman and Nicobar Islands      | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                |
| 2                                | Andhra Pradesh                   | 6577                             | 6030                             | 547                              |
| 3                                | Arunachal Pradesh                | 693                              | 651                              | 42                               |
| 4                                | Assam                            | 4453                             | 3304                             | 1149                             |
| 5                                | Bihar                            | 5419                             | 1855                             | 3564                             |
| 6                                | Chandigarh                       | 2099                             | 1449                             | 650                              |
| 7                                | Chhattisgarh                     | 3218                             | 2093                             | 1125                             |
| 8                                | Dadra and Nagar Haveli           | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                |
| 9                                | Daman and Diu                    | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                |
| 10                               | Delhi                            | 6261                             | 5170                             | 1091                             |
| 11                               | Goa                              | 231                              | 240                              | -9                               |
| 12                               | Gujarat                          | 6778                             | 6088                             | 690                              |
| 13                               | Haryana                          | 8647                             | 6630                             | 2017                             |
| 14                               | Himachal Pradesh                 | 3549                             | 2590                             | 959                              |
| 15                               | Jammu and Kashmir                | 2324                             | 2039                             | 285                              |
| 16                               | Jharkhand                        | 3066                             | 1889                             | 1177                             |
| 17                               | Karnataka                        | 10098                            | 8500                             | 1598                             |
| 18                               | Kerala                           | 3288                             | 2243                             | 1045                             |
| 19                               | Ladakh                           | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                |
| 20                               | Lakshadweep                      | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                |
| 21                               | Madhya Pradesh                   | 7743                             | 6151                             | 1592                             |
| 22                               | Maharashtra                      | 8154                             | 6838                             | 1316                             |
| 23                               | Manipur                          | 843                              | 561                              | 282                              |
| 24                               | Meghalaya                        | 1148                             | 908                              | 240                              |
| 25                               | Mizoram                          | 365                              | 269                              | 96                               |
| 26                               | Nagaland                         | 485                              | 421                              | 64                               |
| 27                               | Odisha                           | 5283                             | 4543                             | 740                              |
| 28                               | Puducherry                       | 648                              | 449                              | 199                              |
| 29                               | Punjab                           | 10472                            | 8994                             | 1478                             |

| 30   | Rajasthan     |   13924 |   11566 |   2358 |
|------|---------------|---------|---------|--------|
| 31   | Sikkim        |     523 |     454 |     69 |
| 32   | Tamil Nadu    |   21317 |   21664 |   -347 |
| 33   | Telangana     |    5283 |    3156 |   2127 |
| 34   | Tripura       |     517 |     472 |     45 |
| 35   | Uttarakhand   |    5541 |    4768 |    773 |
| 36   | Uttar Pradesh |   20149 |   16393 |   3756 |
| 37   | West Bengal   |    8139 |    6276 |   1863 |
|      | All India     |  177235 |  144654 |  32581 |

Source : AISHE Portal 2018-19