Lok Sabha Question No. 3660 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-08
Subject: Representation of Reserved Categories in Central Universities
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Shafiqur Rahman Barq

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3660 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.08.2022

## Representation of Reserved Categories in Central Universities

3660. DR. SHAFIQUR REHMAN BARQ:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the deprived social categories like Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and OBCs are adequately represented in the Central Universities and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b)  the  number of Vice-Chancellors (VCs) in Central universities belonging to SC, ST, OBC communities out of total number of VCs;
- (c)  the  number  of  Professors,  Associate  Professors,  and  Assistant  Professors  in  Central universities belonging to SC, ST, OBC communities out of the total number of faculties; and (d) the number of Registrars in Central universities belonging to SC, ST, OBC communities out of total number of registrars?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):  Government  of  India  has  enacted  The  Central  Educational  Institutions  (Reservation  in Teachers'  Cadre)  Act,  2019  to  ensure  adequate  representation  of  Scheduled  Castes  (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBCs) and Economically Weaker Sections (EWSs). The working strength of teaching and non-teaching staff in 45 Central Universities (CUs) under purview of Ministry of Education and in Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) are as under:-
- (b):  In  Central  Universities,  one  Vice-Chancellor  (VC)  belongs  to  SC  community,  one  VC belongs to ST community and seven VCs belong to OBC community.
- (c): The number of Professors, Associate Professors, and Assistant Professors working in Central universities belonging to SC, ST and OBC communities out of the total number of faculties are as under:-

| Positions                                | GEN   |   SC |   ST |   OBC |   EWS | PWD   |   TOTAL |
|------------------------------------------|-------|------|------|-------|-------|-------|---------|
| Teaching (45 CUs) (As on 01.04.2022)     | 8386  | 1306 |  568 |  1740 |   171 | 202   |   12373 |
| Teaching (IGNOU) (As on 30.06.2022)      | 204*  |   43 |   15 |    28 |     2 | -     |     292 |
| Non-Teaching (45 CUs) (As on 01.04.2022) | 16132 | 2063 | 1186 |  2342 |   133 | 240   |   22096 |
| Non-Teaching (IGNOU) (As on 30.06.2022)  | 886*  |  172 |   67 |    60 |     0 | -     |    1185 |

*Gen Category also includes PwD

| Central University        | Posts               | GEN   |   SC |   ST |   OBC |   EWS | PWD   |   TOTAL |
|---------------------------|---------------------|-------|------|------|-------|-------|-------|---------|
| 45 CUs (As on 01.04.2022) | Professor           | 864   |   69 |   15 |    41 |    10 | 6     |    1005 |
| 45 CUs (As on 01.04.2022) | Associate Professor | 2275  |  195 |   63 |   132 |    23 | 12    |    2700 |
| 45 CUs (As on 01.04.2022) | Assistant Professor | 5247  | 1042 |  490 |  1567 |   138 | 184   |    8668 |
| IGNOU (As on 30.06.2022)  | Professor           | 15*   |    1 |    0 |     0 |     0 | -     |      16 |
| IGNOU (As on 30.06.2022)  | Associate Professor | 71*   |   11 |    2 |     2 |     0 | -     |      86 |
| IGNOU (As on 30.06.2022)  | Assistant Professor | 118*  |   31 |   13 |    26 |     2 | -     |     190 |

(d): In Central Universities, two Registrars belong to SC community, five Registrars belong to ST community and three Registrars belong to OBC community.

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