Lok Sabha Question No. 206 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-24
Subject: Sanctioned Strength of Teachers
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Santokh Singh Chaudhary, Nalin Kumar Kateel

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 206 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.06.2019

## Sanctioned Strength of Teachers

206. SHRI SANTOKH SINGH CHAUDHARY: SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

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

- (a)  the  sanctioned strength of teachers in higher education institutions of the country, institution-wise and State-wise including Karnataka;
- (b) the number of faculty vacancies in higher education institutions, institution-wise;
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to fill up these vacancies along with the details and timeline thereof;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  received  any  information/complaints  regarding  the phenomenon  of  'inbreeding',  where  students  graduating  out  of  a  university are appointed as faculty at the same university affecting merit and diversity and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government to eliminate this practice of 'inbreeding'?

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

- (a) & (b): As per All India Survey of Higher Education (AISHE) portal 2017-18, the total sanctioned  strength  and  In-position  strength  of  teachers  posts  in  Higher  Educational Institutions are as under:-

|   Sanctioned Strength (SS) |   In-Position (IP) |   Vacant Posts (SS-IP) |
|----------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|
|                    1407373 |            1062659 |                 344714 |

State-wise faculty (Teaching Posts) Sanctioned Strength in Higher Educational Institutions  is available  at  https://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/0600245\_LSPQ-No.-206Annexure-I.pdf. However, no institution-wise data is centrally maintained. (c): Occurring  of  vacancies  and  filling  up  is  a  continuous  process.  The  University Grants Commission (UGC) continuously monitors it with Universities. The 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. (d) & (e): The  UGC  has  informed  that  no  such  complaint  has  been  received.The inbreeding  is  discouraged  which  may  also  be  seen  from  UGC  reports  available  at http://www.ugc.ac.in/.    Further,  UGC  has  laid  down  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, 2018  which  prescribes  for  minimum  qualifications  for  appointment  and  other  service conditions  of  University  and  College  teachers.  These  minimum  standards  are  merit based and discourage inbreeding.

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