Lok Sabha Question No. 2996 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-15
Subject: Positions Sanctioned for Professors in Central Universities
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Uttam Kumar Nalamada Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2996 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2021

## Positions Sanctioned for Professors in Central Universities

## 2996: SHRI UTTAM KUMAR REDDY NALAMADA :

Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  total  number  of  positions  sanctioned for  Professors,  Associate  Professors and Assistant professors in Central Universities and the category wise break-up thereof
- (b)  the  number  of  vacancies  in  these  positions,  including  the  number  of  vacancies  in each category
- (c) the reasons for the high number of vacancies in positions sanctioned for OBCs; and
- (d)  the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  that  the  sanctioned  reserved vacancies are filled at the earliest?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

- (a) & (b): The details of total number of sanctioned and vacant positions for Professors, Associate Professors and Assistant professors and the category wise break-up thereof, in Central Universities under the purview of this Ministry are given at Annexure.
- (c) & (d): Vacancies in positions sanctioned for OBCs at various levels are caused by dynamic processes attributed, inter-alia, to retirements, resignations, deaths, deputations, expansion and opening of new institutions.

Occurring of vacancies and filling up is a continuous process. Ministry of Education and University  Grants  Commission  (UGC)  continuously  monitor  it  with  Universities.  UGC vide its D.O. letter No.F.1-14/2019 (CPP-II) dated 4th June, 2019 UGC 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 have also been requested to take steps to ensure that the vacancies in the Universities as  well  as  in  the  Colleges  affiliated  to  the  Universities  are  filled  up  at  the  earliest. However, the onus of filling up the teaching posts lies on Central Universities which are autonomous bodies created under Acts of Parliament.

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## Annexure

Annexure as referred to parts (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2996 for 15.03.2021 regarding Positions Sanctioned for Professors in Central Universities asked by Shri UTTAM KUMAR REDDY NALAMADA

| Name of University                                        | Name Post           | of Sanctioned strength   | Category wise breakup of sanctioned positions   | Category wise breakup of sanctioned positions   | Category wise breakup of sanctioned positions   | Category wise breakup of sanctioned positions   | Category wise breakup of sanctioned positions   | Category wise breakup of sanctioned positions   | Vacant Positions   | Category wise breakup of vacant positions   | Category wise breakup of vacant positions   | Category wise breakup of vacant positions   | Category wise breakup of vacant positions   | Category wise breakup of vacant positions   | Category wise breakup of vacant positions   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| Name of University                                        | Name Post           | of Sanctioned strength   | GEN                                             | SC                                              | ST                                              | OBC                                             | EWS                                             | PWD                                             | Vacant Positions   | GEN                                         | SC                                          | ST                                          | OBC                                         | EWS                                         | PWD                                         |
|                                                           | Professor           | 2507                     | 1505                                            | 295                                             | 137                                             | 378                                             | 122                                             | 70                                              | 1445               | 543                                         | 232                                         | 128                                         | 361                                         | 120                                         | 61                                          |
|                                                           | Associate Professor | 5024                     | 2980                                            | 603                                             | 295                                             | 770                                             | 243                                             | 133                                             | 2346               | 578                                         | 449                                         | 254                                         | 708                                         | 237                                         | 120                                         |
|                                                           | Assistant Professor | 10877                    | 5751                                            | 1369                                            | 709                                             | 2206                                            | 524                                             | 318                                             | 2283               | 359                                         | 310                                         | 207                                         | 790                                         | 464                                         | 153                                         |
|                                                           | Professor           | 45                       | 26                                              | 6                                               | 4                                               | 7                                               | 2                                               | 0                                               | 3                  | 1                                           | 0                                           | 2                                           | 0                                           | 0                                           | 0                                           |
|                                                           | Associate Professor | 79                       | 46                                              | 11                                              | 4                                               | 14                                              | 4                                               | 0                                               | 16                 | 4                                           | 4                                           | 1                                           | 6                                           | 1                                           | 0                                           |
|                                                           | Assistant Professor | 380                      | 185                                             | 55                                              | 27                                              | 82                                              | 26                                              | 5                                               | 27                 | 4                                           | 9                                           | 4                                           | 6                                           | 3                                           | 1                                           |
| Indira Gandhi National Open University (as on 31.12.2020) | Professor           | 67                       | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | 49                 | 28*                                         | 8                                           | 5                                           | 8                                           | -                                           | -                                           |
| Indira Gandhi National Open University (as on 31.12.2020) | Associate Professor | 134                      | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | 60                 | 27*                                         | 14                                          | 8                                           | 11                                          | -                                           | -                                           |
| Indira Gandhi National Open University (as on 31.12.2020) | Assistant Professor | 243                      | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | 90                 | 31*                                         | 17                                          | 7                                           | 35                                          | -                                           | -                                           |