Lok Sabha Question No. 343 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-24
Subject: UGC Guidelines for Vacancies
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: T.N. Prathapan

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 343 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.06.2019

## UGC Guidelines for Vacancies

343. SHRI T.N. PRATHAPAN:

- Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a) whether UGC has put up any guidelines to fill up vacancies in various Central and State Universities across the country and if so, the details thereof; (b)  the  details  of  the  vacancies  which  are  yet  to  be  filled  in  various  Central  Universities including in Kerala, CU-wise; (c) whether the Government has relaxed any existing criteria for the appointment of teachers and non-teaching staff in the higher educational institutions and if so, the reasons therefor; (d) the manner in which the University Grants Commission (UGC) ensures competence and quality in selection process as the selection process is purely based in individual universities; (e)  whether  there  is  any  mechanism  to  ensure  monitoring  on  the  faculty  recruitment  drive across the country and if so, the details thereof; and (f) the details of measures which the UGC has taken/proposed to take to avoid nepotism and
- unnecessary favour in the selection process?

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

(a): Yes  Sir . The  University  Grants  Commission  (UGC)  has  prepared  the  Guidelines forRecruitment 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  to  the  guidelines.  The  Universities  have  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. A copy of the Guidelines circulated to all Universities is available at https://www.ugc.ac.in/ugc\_notices.aspx?id= 2418

- (b): A detailed statement of sanctioned posts of teaching staff and vacant teaching posts (category-wise)  in  various  Central  Universities  including  Central  University  of  Kerala  in  the country under the purview of UGC as on 01.04.2019 is available at https://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/4445697\_LSPQ -No -343 -Ann -II -TEACHING -POSITION -IN -CU -AS -ON -01 -04 -2019.pdf
- (c): There is no relaxation in existing criteria for appointment of teachers. For appointment in respect of non-teaching employees, Central Universities to recruit the non-teaching position as  per  their  Cadre  Recruitment  Rules  which  have  to  be  framed  with  the  approval  of  their statutory bodies in consonance with the guidelines framed by Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India/University Grants Commission.
- (d): UGC has laid down UGC Regulations on Minimum qualifications for appointment of teacher and the academic staff in the University and its Colleges and other measures for the maintenance of standards in Higher Education, 2018 which defines that  the overall selection procedure and incorporate transparent, objective and credible methodology of analysis of the merits and credentials of the applicants based on the weightage given to the performance of the candidate in different relevant parameters.
- (e): Occurring of vacancies and filling up is a continuous process. The University Grants Commission (UGC) continuously monitors it with Universities. However, the onus of filling up the teaching posts lies on Central Universities which are autonomous bodies created under Acts of  Parliament.  Also,  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 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. A copy of the Guidelines circulated to all Universities is available at https://www.ugc.ac.in/ugc\_notices.aspx?id= 2418 .

Further, 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 in order to fill up all vacancies in various higher educational institutions on an urgent basis. In  order  to  make  the  system  more  credible,  UGC  Regulation,  2018  provides  that a

(f): universities may  assess  the  ability for teaching and/or research aptitude through transparent and merit based process in order to rule out nepotism.

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