Lok Sabha Question No. 2480 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-08
Subject: Teaching/Non Teaching Staff in IIT/ NIT
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Balak Nath

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2480 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.07.2019

## Teaching/Non Teaching Staff in IIT/NIT

## 2480. SHRI A. RAJA: SHRI BALAK NATH:

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

(a) the total number of Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), National Institutes of Technology (NITs) in the country, as on date;

(b) the number of posts earmarked for Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) category out of the total number of IITs/NITs posts, teaching as well as non-teaching;

(c) whether all the posts earmarked for SC/ST category have been duly filled up;

(d) if so, the details thereof, IIT/NIT-wise and if not, the reasons for not filling up these posts;

(e) whether the Government has any proposal to appoint the students who have completed their Ph.D or M.Tech from leading  institutes like IITs/NITs and IIITs in these posts and if so, the details thereof; and

(f) whether post-based roster is implemented in all IITs/NITs and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a)  to  (f):  There  are  23  Indian  Institutes  of  Technology  (IITs)  and  31  National  Institutes  of Technology  (NITs)  functioning in the country. IITs follow flexible cadre system  for appointment  of  faculty.    Therefore,  sanctioned  strength  of  faculty  at  different  grades,  i.e. Professor, Associate Professor and Assistant Professor is not fixed and they are free to recruit any  grade  of  faculty.    For  faculty  posts  in  subjects  other  than  Science  &  Technology,  e.g. Humanities,  Social  Science  and  Management  as  well  as  non-faculty  posts,  reservation  at standard rate of 15%, 7½% and 27% for Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) respectively. At present, sanctioned strength of faculty in IITs is  8856,  out  of  which  6043  are  in  position,  while  2813  are  vacant.  Of  the  6043  faculty  in position, 149 are from Scheduled Castes (SC) and 21 are from Scheduled Tribes (ST).  The total sanctioned strength of non-faculty in IITs is 9465, out of which 1125 posts are reserved for SCs and  520  for  STs.    Against  this,  888  posts  are  filled  by  SCs  and  275  by  STs.    All  the  IITs maintain reservation roster.

The NITs are following the reservation policy of Government of India according to which 15% seats are earmarked for SCs, 7.5% for STs, 27% for OBCs and 10% for Economically Weaker Sections (EWSs) for recruitment to faculty (at the entry level posts) and non-faculty posts. For faculty recruitment, NITs also follow flexible cadre structure.   At present, sanctioned strength of faculty in NITs is 7413, out of which 721 are reserved for SCs and 380 are reserved for STs. Against this, 4202 faculty are in position, out of which, 404 are from SCs and 139 are from STs. The total sanctioned strength of non-faculty in NITs is 8163, out of which 1017 are reserved for SCs and 496 for STs.  Against this, 3817 posts have been filled, out of which, 692 posts are filled by SCs and 317 by STs. The post based roaster is maintained in all NITs.

Occurring of vacancies and filling up is a continuous process.  The onus of filling up the posts lies  on  IITs/NITs,  which  are  autonomous  bodies,  under  Acts  of  Parliament.  They  have  been requested to take steps to ensure that the vacancies are filled up at the earliest.  IITs and NITs conduct  special  recruitment  drives  and  advertisements  for  faculty  and  non-faculty  posts  on regular basis for filling up of vacant positions.

There  is  no  proposal  to  appoint  students  who  have  completed  their  Ph.D  or  M.  Tech  from IITs/NITs/IIITs in these posts.

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