Lok Sabha Question No. 2514 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-01
Subject: Shortage of Faculty in HEIs in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Girish Chandra

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2514

TO BE ANSWERED ON 01/08/2022

## SHORTAGE OF FACULTY IN HEIs IN UTTAR PRADESH

## 2514. SHRI GIRISH CHANDRA:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  quality  of  higher  education  is  deteriorating  due  to  shortage  of  faculty  in  higher educational institutions (HEIs) in Uttar Pradesh;
- (b)  the  number of sanctioned faculty posts of permanent and contractual staff in Uttar Pradesh as on March 31, 2022; and
- (c)  the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  Government  to  fill  the  vacant  posts  and  improve  the  quality  of education in Uttar Pradesh?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (DR. SUBHAS SARKAR)

- (a) No Sir. In order to ensure that studies of students are not affected, the institutions are adopting various measures to address the shortage of faculty which inter-alia include engaging research scholars, hiring  through  contract,  re-employment  or  through  visiting  faculty.  The  SWAYAM  and  SWAYAM PRABHA platforms are available which help students getting world class experience from faculties of Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and Central Universities (CUs).
- (b) The  number  of  sanctioned  faculty  posts  in  Central  Higher  Educational  Institutions  under Ministry of Education in Uttar Pradesh is given below:

|   S.No. | Name of Institute                                                |   Sanctioned Faculty Posts |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|       1 | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-BHU), Varanasi               |                        608 |
|       2 | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur                     |                        896 |
|       3 | Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Allahabad     |                        109 |
|       4 | Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT-PPP), Lucknow   |                         48 |
|       5 | Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNIT), Prayagraj |                        362 |
|       6 | Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Lucknow                    |                        103 |
|       7 | Aligarh Muslim University                                        |                       1716 |
|       8 | Banaras Hindu University                                         |                       2108 |
|       9 | Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University                            |                        237 |
|      10 | University of Allahabad                                          |                        863 |

(c) Occurring  of  vacancies  and  filling  up  is  a  continuous  process.  The  vacancy  arises  due  to retirement,  resignation  and  additional  requirements  on  account  of  enhancement  of  students'  strength. Ministry of Education has issued directives to all the Central Higher Educational Institutions under it including the Institutions located in the State of Uttar Pradesh to fill up the vacancies in a Mission Mode within a period of one year starting from 5 th September, 2021.

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