Lok Sabha Question No. 127 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-04
Subject: Vacant Faculty Positions in CUs
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SHASHI THAROOR

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 127 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.02.2019

## Vacant Faculty Positions in CUs

## 127. DR. SHASHI THAROOR:

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

(a) the total number of vacant posts for faculty in Central Universities (CUs) across the country and the designation of the vacant faculty positions, university-wise;

(b) the number of faculty posts in CUs which have been lying vacant for more than a year, university-wise;

(c)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  a  review  of  the  reasons  for  such  large  number  of  vacancies  in faculty positions in CUs, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and

(d)  whether  the  Government  can  list  the  number  of  faculty  present  as  of  date  in  each  of  the  Central Universities and if so, the details thereof, university-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (Dr. SATYA PAL SINGH)

(a) to (d):    At present, there are 41 Central Universities under the purview of the Ministry of Human Resource Development. The total number of sanctioned teaching posts in 40 Central Universities is 17425 and out of these, 6141 teaching posts are lying vacant as on 1.11.2018. In Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), out of 454 teaching posts, 190 posts are vacant as on 31.7.2018. The University-wise details of sanctioned, filled up and vacant teaching posts are annexed.

Occurring and filling up the vacancies is an ongoing and continuous process which goes on round the year. The  onus  to  fill  up  the  teaching  and  non-teaching  posts  lies  with  the  Central  Universities  being autonomous bodies created under Acts of Parliament. Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) and UGC continuously monitor the filling up of the vacancies in all the Central Universities.  This issue is discussed  regularly  in  meetings  with  Vice  Chancellors  chaired  by  Minister  of  Human  Resource Development and also in the Conference of Vice-Chancellors held every year under the chairmanship of Hon'ble President of India.

UGC  and  MHRD  have  also  taken  various  steps  which  include  providing  5  Visitor's  nominees  for Selection Committees  of  teachers  for  all the Central Universities,  appointment  of  regular  Vice Chancellors, enhancement of the age of superannuation for teachers in Central Educational Institutions to 65 years, etc. The UGC requested all Vice Chancellors of the Central Universities on 27th February, 2018 to  prepare  a  time  bound  action  plan  indicating  the  timeline  for  advertisement  of  posts,  scrutiny  of applications, calling of interviews, selection/appointments of candidates etc.

Most of Central Universities had started the recruitment process for filling up of vacancies of teachers.  In the  meantime,  the  Hon'ble  High  Court  of  Allahabad  passed  an  Order  in  April,  2017  directing UGC/MHRD to consider implementing the roster by taking Department as a Unit in place of University. The recruitment process was withheld in all the Central Universities as per the directives of UGC issued on 19.7.2018 in view of the SLP filed by the Government against the order of High Court of Allahabad. Now, the Hon'ble Supreme Court has dismissed the SLP Nos. 14099/2018 and 14318/2018 on 22.1.2019. With a view to protect the interests of SCs, STs and OBCs, it has been decided to file a review petition in the Supreme Court.

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Annexure

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| Annexure as referred to in reply to parts (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question 127 for 04.02.2019 regarding Vacant Faculty Position in CUs   | Annexure as referred to in reply to parts (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question 127 for 04.02.2019 regarding Vacant Faculty Position in CUs   | Annexure as referred to in reply to parts (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question 127 for 04.02.2019 regarding Vacant Faculty Position in CUs   | Annexure as referred to in reply to parts (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question 127 for 04.02.2019 regarding Vacant Faculty Position in CUs   | Annexure as referred to in reply to parts (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question 127 for 04.02.2019 regarding Vacant Faculty Position in CUs   | Annexure as referred to in reply to parts (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question 127 for 04.02.2019 regarding Vacant Faculty Position in CUs   | Annexure as referred to in reply to parts (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question 127 for 04.02.2019 regarding Vacant Faculty Position in CUs   |
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| Statement of Teaching positions as on 01.11.2018 indicating sactioned/filledup/vacant positions in Central Universities                            | Statement of Teaching positions as on 01.11.2018 indicating sactioned/filledup/vacant positions in Central Universities                            | Statement of Teaching positions as on 01.11.2018 indicating sactioned/filledup/vacant positions in Central Universities                            | Statement of Teaching positions as on 01.11.2018 indicating sactioned/filledup/vacant positions in Central Universities                            | Statement of Teaching positions as on 01.11.2018 indicating sactioned/filledup/vacant positions in Central Universities                            | Statement of Teaching positions as on 01.11.2018 indicating sactioned/filledup/vacant positions in Central Universities                            | Statement of Teaching positions as on 01.11.2018 indicating sactioned/filledup/vacant positions in Central Universities                            |
| Sl. No.                                                                                                                                            | Name of the State                                                                                                                                  | Name of University                                                                                                                                 | Name of the Post                                                                                                                                   | No. of Sanctioned posts                                                                                                                            | No. of Filled up Posts                                                                                                                             | No. of Vacant Posts                                                                                                                                |
| 1                                                                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                                                                  | 3                                                                                                                                                  | 4                                                                                                                                                  | 5                                                                                                                                                  | 6                                                                                                                                                  | 7                                                                                                                                                  |
| 1                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                    | MAULANA AZAD NATIONAL URDU UNIVERSITY                                                                                                              | Professsor                                                                                                                                         | 47                                                                                                                                                 | 26                                                                                                                                                 | 21                                                                                                                                                 |
| 1                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                    | MAULANA AZAD NATIONAL URDU UNIVERSITY                                                                                                              | Associate Professor                                                                                                                                | 95                                                                                                                                                 | 48                                                                                                                                                 | 47                                                                                                                                                 |
| 1                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                    | MAULANA AZAD NATIONAL URDU UNIVERSITY                                                                                                              | Assistant Professor                                                                                                                                | 259                                                                                                                                                | s                                                                                                                                                  | 32                                                                                                                                                 |
| 2                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                    | MAULANA AZAD NATIONAL URDU UNIVERSITY                                                                                                              | Professsor                                                                                                                                         | 112                                                                                                                                                | 74                                                                                                                                                 | 38                                                                                                                                                 |
| 1                                                                                                                                                  | TELAGANA                                                                                                                                           | UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD Associate Professor                                                                                                        | 232                                                                                                                                                | 177                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                    | 55                                                                                                                                                 |
| 1                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                    | UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD Associate Professor                                                                                                        | Assistant                                                                                                                                          | 228                                                                                                                                                | 190                                                                                                                                                | 38                                                                                                                                                 |
| 1                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                    | UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD Associate Professor                                                                                                        | Professor                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                    |
| 3                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                    | THE ENGLISH& FOREIGN LANGUAGES                                                                                                                     | Professsor Associate                                                                                                                               | 32 60                                                                                                                                              | 19 37                                                                                                                                              | 13 23                                                                                                                                              |
| 1                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                    | UNIVERSITY                                                                                                                                         | Professor Assistant Professor                                                                                                                      | 146                                                                                                                                                | 136                                                                                                                                                | 10                                                                                                                                                 |
| 4                                                                                                                                                  | CHHATTISGARH                                                                                                                                       | GURU GHASIDAS VISHWAVIDYALAYA                                                                                                                      | Professsor 58                                                                                                                                      | 12                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                    | 46                                                                                                                                                 |
| 4                                                                                                                                                  | CHHATTISGARH                                                                                                                                       | GURU GHASIDAS VISHWAVIDYALAYA                                                                                                                      | Associate                                                                                                                                          | 108                                                                                                                                                | 34                                                                                                                                                 | 74                                                                                                                                                 |
| 4                                                                                                                                                  | CHHATTISGARH                                                                                                                                       | GURU GHASIDAS VISHWAVIDYALAYA                                                                                                                      | Professor Assistant Professor                                                                                                                      | 269                                                                                                                                                | 171                                                                                                                                                | 98                                                                                                                                                 |
| 5 6                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                    | UNIVERSITY OF DELHI                                                                                                                                | Professsor 264                                                                                                                                     | 104                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                    | 160                                                                                                                                                |
| 5 6                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                    | UNIVERSITY OF DELHI                                                                                                                                | Associate Professor                                                                                                                                | 648                                                                                                                                                | 225                                                                                                                                                | 423                                                                                                                                                |
| 5 6                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                    | UNIVERSITY OF DELHI                                                                                                                                | Assistant Professor                                                                                                                                | 794                                                                                                                                                | 544                                                                                                                                                | 250                                                                                                                                                |
| 5 6                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                    | Professsor                                                                                                                                         | 128 73                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                    | 55                                                                                                                                                 |
| 5 6                                                                                                                                                | DELHI                                                                                                                                              | JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA Associate Professor                                                                                                           | 203                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                    | 161                                                                                                                                                | 42                                                                                                                                                 |
| 5 6                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                    | Assistant                                                                                                                                          | Professor                                                                                                                                          | 518                                                                                                                                                | 443                                                                                                                                                | 75                                                                                                                                                 |
| 7                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                    | Professsor Associate                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                    | 199 96                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                    | 103                                                                                                                                                |
| 5 6                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                    | JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIV.                                                                                                                             | Professor                                                                                                                                          | 362                                                                                                                                                | 222                                                                                                                                                | 140                                                                                                                                                |
| 5 6                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                    | Assistant                                                                                                                                          | Professor                                                                                                                                          | 334                                                                                                                                                | 253                                                                                                                                                | 81                                                                                                                                                 |
| 8                                                                                                                                                  | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                                                                     | DR. HARISINGH GOUR VISH.                                                                                                                           | Professsor                                                                                                                                         | 52                                                                                                                                                 | 5                                                                                                                                                  | 47                                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                                    | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                                                                     | DR. HARISINGH GOUR VISH.                                                                                                                           | Associate Professor                                                                                                                                | 99                                                                                                                                                 | 24                                                                                                                                                 | 75                                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                                    | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                                                                     | DR. HARISINGH GOUR VISH.                                                                                                                           | Assistant Professor                                                                                                                                | 216                                                                                                                                                | 180                                                                                                                                                | 36                                                                                                                                                 |
| 9                                                                                                                                                  | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                                                                     | INDIRA GANDHI                                                                                                                                      | Professsor                                                                                                                                         | 35                                                                                                                                                 | 16                                                                                                                                                 | 19                                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                                    | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                                                                     | NATIONAL TRIBAL UNIVERSITY                                                                                                                         | Associate Professor                                                                                                                                | 67                                                                                                                                                 | 29                                                                                                                                                 | 38                                                                                                                                                 |

|    |               |                                   | Assistant Professor   |   155 |   127 |   28 |
|----|---------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------|-------|-------|------|
| 10 |               | MAHATMA GANDHI                    | Professsor            |    19 |    12 |    7 |
|    | MAHARASHTRA   | ANTARRASHTRIYA HINDI              | Associate Professor   |    19 |    11 |    8 |
|    |               | VISHWAVIDYALAYA                   | Assistant Professor   |    76 |    57 |   19 |
| 11 |               |                                   | Professsor            |    67 |    24 |   43 |
|    | PUDUCHERRY    | PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY            | Associate Professor   |   144 |    87 |   57 |
|    |               |                                   | Assistant Professor   |   278 |   227 |   51 |
| 12 |               |                                   | Professsor            |    43 |    12 |   31 |
|    | UTTARAKHAND   | HEMWATI NANDAN BAHUGUNA . GARHWAL | Associate Professor   |    84 |    32 |   52 |
|    |               | UNIVERSITY                        | Assistant Professor   |   341 |   228 |  113 |
| 13 | UTTAR PRADESH |                                   | Professsor            |   195 |   128 |   67 |
|    |               | ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY         | Associate Professor   |   393 |   260 |  133 |
|    |               |                                   | Assistant Professor   |  1050 |   852 |  198 |
| 14 | UTTAR PRADESH |                                   | Professsor            |   263 |   156 |  107 |
|    |               | BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY          | Associate Professor   |   537 |   378 |  159 |
|    |               |                                   | Assistant Professor   |  1205 |   886 |  319 |
| 15 |               | BABASAHEB                         | Professsor            |    30 |    15 |   15 |
|    |               | BHIMRAO AMBEDKAR                  | Associate Professor   |    56 |    41 |   15 |
|    |               | UNIVERSITY                        | Assistant Professor   |   120 |   112 |    8 |
| 16 |               |                                   | Professsor            |    79 |    13 |   66 |
|    |               | UNIVERSITY OF ALLAHABAD           | Associate Professor   |   201 |    48 |  153 |
|    |               |                                   | Assistant Professor   |   572 |   259 |  313 |
| 17 |               |                                   | Professsor            |    74 |    40 |   34 |
|    | WEST BENGAL   | VISVA BHARATI                     | Associate Professor   |   157 |   105 |   52 |
|    |               |                                   | Assistant Professor   |   423 |   339 |   84 |
| 18 | BIHAR         |                                   | Professsor            |    24 |     8 |   16 |
|    |               | CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF             | Associate Professor   |    47 |    17 |   30 |
|    |               | SOUTH BIHAR                       | Assistant Professor   |   113 |    74 |   39 |
| 19 |               |                                   | Professsor            |    20 |     1 |   19 |
|    |               | MAHATMA GANDHI CENTRAL            | Associate Professor   |    40 |    14 |   26 |
|    |               | UNIVERSITY                        | Assistant Professor   |    80 |    54 |   26 |
| 20 | GUJARAT       | CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF             | Professsor            |    24 |     8 |   16 |
|    |               | GUJARAT                           | Associate Professor   |    46 |    17 |   29 |

|    |            |                        | Assistant Professor   | 92   | 69   | 23   |
|----|------------|------------------------|-----------------------|------|------|------|
| 21 | HARYANA    | CENTRAL                | Professsor            | 30   | 4    | 26   |
|    |            | UNIVERSITY OF          | Associate Professor   | 62   | 22   | 40   |
|    |            | HARYANA                | Assistant Professor   | 133  | 48   | 85   |
| 22 | HIMACHAL   | CENTRAL                | Professsor            | 27   | 4    | 23   |
|    | PRADESH    | UNIVERSITY OF HIMACHAL | Associate Professor   | 53   | 11   | 42   |
|    |            | PRADESH                | Assistant Professor   | 108  | 60   | 48   |
| 23 |            |                        | Professsor            | 23   | 3    | 20   |
|    |            | CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF  | Associate Professor   | 44   | 9    | 35   |
|    | JAMMU&     | JAMMU                  | Assistant Professor   | 91   | 83   | 8    |
| 24 | KASHMIR    |                        | Professsor            | 23   | 7    | 16   |
|    |            | CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF  | Associate             | 47   | 6    | 41   |
|    |            | KASHMIR                | Professor Assistant   |      |      |      |
|    |            |                        | Professor             | 106  | 62   | 44   |
| 25 | JHARKHAND  |                        | Professsor            | 25   | 7    | 18   |
|    |            | CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF  | Associate Professor   | 46   | 15   | 31   |
|    |            | JHARKHAND              | Assistant Professor   | 100  | 74   | 26   |
| 26 | KARNATAKA  |                        | Professsor            | 21   | 6    | 15   |
|    |            | CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF  | Associate Professor   | 41   | 8    | 33   |
|    |            | KARNATAKA              | Assistant Professor   | 102  | 49   | 55   |
| 27 | KERALA     |                        | Professsor            | 22   | 11   | 11   |
|    |            | CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF  | Associate Professor   | 43   | 24   | 19   |
|    |            | KERALA                 | Assistant Professor   | 88   | 79   | 9    |
| 28 | ORISSA     |                        | Professsor            | 23   | 0    | 23   |
|    |            | CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF  | Associate Professor   | 43   | 1    | 42   |
|    |            | ORISSA                 | Assistant             | 88   | 16   | 72   |
|    |            |                        | Professor             |      |      |      |
| 29 | PUNJAB     |                        | Professsor            | 24   | 6    | 18   |
|    |            | CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF  | Associate Professor   | 44   | 17   | 27   |
|    |            | PUNJAB                 | Assistant Professor   | 88   | 71   | 17   |
| 30 | RAJASTHAN  |                        | Professsor            | 26   | 5    | 21   |
|    |            | CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF  | Associate Professor   | 51   | 21   | 30   |
|    |            | RAJASTHAN              | Assistant Professor   | 132  | 89   | 43   |
| 31 | TAMIL NADU |                        | Professsor            | 22   | 7    | 15   |
|    |            | CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF  | Associate             |      |      | 32   |
|    |            |                        | Professor             |      |      |      |
|    |            |                        | Assistant             | 96   | 71   | 25   |
|    |            | TAMIL NADU             |                       | 48   | 16   |      |

|             |                   |                          | Professor           |       |       |      |
|-------------|-------------------|--------------------------|---------------------|-------|-------|------|
| 32          | ASSAM             | ASSAM UNIVERSITY         | Professsor          |    45 |    23 |   22 |
|             | ASSAM             | ASSAM UNIVERSITY         | Associate Professor |   111 |    85 |   26 |
|             | ASSAM             | ASSAM UNIVERSITY         | Assistant Professor |   286 |   249 |   37 |
| 33          | ASSAM             |                          | Professsor          |    50 |    39 |   11 |
|             | ASSAM             |                          | Associate Professor |    74 |    55 |   19 |
|             | ASSAM             |                          | Assistant Professor |   162 |   155 |    7 |
| 34          |                   |                          | Professsor          |    27 |    11 |   16 |
|             | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY  | Associate Professor |    44 |    30 |   14 |
|             | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY  | Assistant Professor |   131 |   127 |    4 |
| 35          |                   |                          | Professsor          |    39 |    12 |   27 |
|             |                   |                          | Associate Professor |    91 |    36 |   55 |
|             |                   |                          | Assistant Professor |   219 |   175 |   44 |
| 36          |                   |                          | Professsor          |    93 |    45 |   48 |
|             | MEGHALAYA         | NORTH EASTERN HILL UNIV. | Associate Professor |   147 |    90 |   57 |
|             | MEGHALAYA         | NORTH EASTERN HILL UNIV. | Assistant Professor |   205 |   181 |   24 |
| 37          |                   |                          | Professsor          |    47 |    21 |   26 |
|             | MIZORAM           | MIZORAM UNIVERSITY       | Associate Professor |    74 |    45 |   29 |
|             | MIZORAM           | MIZORAM UNIVERSITY       | Assistant Professor |   261 |   234 |   27 |
| 38          |                   |                          | Professsor          |    46 |    12 |   34 |
|             | NAGALAND          | NAGALAND UNIVERSITY      | Associate Professor |    64 |    43 |   21 |
|             | NAGALAND          | NAGALAND UNIVERSITY      | Assistant Professor |   150 |   136 |   14 |
| 39          |                   |                          | Professsor          |    32 |     8 |   24 |
|             | SIKKIM            | SIKKIM UNIVERSITY        | Associate Professor |    71 |    39 |   32 |
|             | SIKKIM            | SIKKIM UNIVERSITY        | Assistant Professor |   126 |   111 |   15 |
| 40          |                   |                          | Professsor          |    46 |     7 |   39 |
|             |                   |                          | Associate Professor |    69 |    30 |   39 |
|             |                   |                          | Assistant Professor |   163 |   136 |   27 |
|             | TOTAL             | TOTAL                    | Professsor          |  2456 |  1080 | 1376 |
|             |                   |                          | Associate Professor |  4865 |  2570 | 2295 |
|             |                   |                          | Assistant Professor | 10104 |  7634 | 2470 |
| GRAND TOTAL | GRAND TOTAL       | GRAND TOTAL              | GRAND TOTAL         | 17425 | 11284 | 6141 |

| IGNOU (As on 31.07.2018)   | IGNOU (As on 31.07.2018)   | IGNOU (As on 31.07.2018)   | IGNOU (As on 31.07.2018)   | IGNOU (As on 31.07.2018)   | IGNOU (As on 31.07.2018)   | IGNOU (As on 31.07.2018)   |
|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| SI. No                     | Name of the State          | Name of the Post           | No. Sanctioned Posts       | No. of Filled Posts        | No. of Vacant Posts        |                            |
| 1                          | DELHI                      | Professsor                 | 69                         | 26                         | 43                         |                            |
| 1                          | DELHI                      | Associate Professor        | 135                        | 80                         | 55                         |                            |
| 1                          | DELHI                      | Assistant Professor        | 250                        | 158                        | 92                         |                            |
|                            | Total                      | Total                      | 454                        | 264                        | 190                        |                            |