Lok Sabha Question No. 372 (STARRED), answered on 2023-03-27
Subject: Vacancy of Posts Reserved for SC and ST in Central Universities
Ministry: Education
Asked by: C.N. Annadurai, Manjulata Mandal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. 372 ANSWERED ON 27.03.2023

## VACANCY OF POSTS RESERVED FOR SC AND ST IN CENTRAL UNIVERSITIES

## *372.  SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI: SHRI MATI MANJULATA MANDAL:

- Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state: (a) the total number of Central Universities in the country; (b) whether this number is in line with the proportion of the number of students, if so, the details thereof; (c)  whether the number of posts reserved for Scheduled Castes (SCs)/Scheduled Tribes (STs) category are lying vacant in Central Universities across the country; (d) if so, the details thereof along with the time by which these posts are likely to be filled; (e) the details of vacancies reserved for SC/ST filled up by the Union Government during the last five years, category-wise; and working adhoc/temporary/contract/guest faculty as permanent  teachers, if so, the details thereof and
- (f) whether the Government has any proposal to absorb already if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION

(SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) to (f) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (f) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 372 FOR ANSWER ON 27 TH  MARCH, 2023 ASKED BY SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI AND SHRIMATI MANJULATA MANDAL, HON'BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING VACANCY OF POSTS RESERVED FOR SC AND ST IN CENTRAL UNIVERSITIES.

(a)  &  (b)  45  Central  Universities  (CUs)  are  running  in  regular  mode  under  purview  of Ministry  of  Education.  Setting  up  of  Central  University  is  an  ongoing  process.  Central Universities have been established as per the requirement in almost all the States. Further, the Central Universities are envisaged to function more as pace setter institutions to provide academic  leadership  to  other  institutions  in  the  region.  Moreover,  Education  is  in  the concurrent list of the Constitution and National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, inter-alia, recommends that collaborative implementation between Centre & State is required.

(c) to (e) Occurring of vacancies and filling thereof is a continuous process. The vacancies arise due to retirement, resignation and additional requirements on account of enhanced students' strength. The  Ministry continuously monitors it with the Central Universities, however, the onus of filling up the posts lies on the Universities. Central Universities are statutory autonomous organizations established under respective Central Acts of Parliament and governed by provisions of the Acts/Statutes/Ordinances made there under. As on 01.02.2023, 878 posts of Scheduled Caste (SCs) and 520 posts of Scheduled Tribes (STs) are vacant in CUs. Ministry of Education has given directive to all the CUs to fill up the vacancies in a Mission Mode starting from 5th September, 2021. Category-wise details of vacancies reserved for SC/ST filled up by the Union Government during the last five years are as under:-

| 2018   | 2018   | 2019   | 2019   | 2020   | 2020   | 2021   | 2021   | 2022   | 2022   |
|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| SC     | ST     | SC     | ST     | SC     | ST     | SC     | ST     | SC     | ST     |
| 110    | 41     | 16     | 6      | 182    | 81     | 81     | 43     | 51     | 28     |

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(f) No Sir.