Lok Sabha Question No. 330 (STARRED), answered on 2025-03-24
Subject: NFS Candidates for Teaching Posts in Central Universities
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Charanjit Singh Channi

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

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 330 ANSWERED ON 24.03.2025

## NFS Candidates for Teaching Posts in Central Universities

## *330. Shri Charanjit Singh Channi:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any data on the number of candidates Not Found Suitable (NFS) for faculty/teaching posts in Central Universities during the last 5 years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, category-wise; and
- (c) the criteria fixed by the Government for declaring a post/vacancy as NFS?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) to (c): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (C) OF LOK SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  330  FOR  24.03.2025  ASKED  BY  SHRI  CHARANJIT SINGH  CHANNI,  HON'BLE  MEMBER  OF  PARLIAMENT  REGARDING  NFS CANDIDATES FOR TEACHING POSTS IN CENTRAL UNIVERSITIES.

(a) to (c): Central Universities are statutory autonomous organisations established under the respective Central Acts of Parliament and governed by the provisions of the Acts, Statutes, Ordinances  made  thereunder.  All  administrative  and  academic  decisions  are  taken  by  the Central  Universities  with  the  approval  of  statutory  bodies;  including  their  recruitment procedure,  which  is  formulated  by  their  statutory  bodies  in  accordance  with  statutory provisions  and  the  relevant  regulations/guidelines  of  the  University  Grants  Commission (UGC). Applications are invited through an open advertisement(s), wherein all the eligible candidates  can  apply.  Selection  Committees,  duly  constituted  for  recruitment  under  the relevant  provisions,  make  recommendations  regarding  suitability  of  the  candidates  for  the post(s) and accordingly, appointments are made on the basis of the recommendations of the Selection Committees. Suitable candidates have been appointed in all categories as per the recommendations of selection  committee(s).  Only  in  cases  where  suitable  candidates  were not available, irrespective of the category, the appointments were not made.  The details of number of candidates 'Not Found Suitable' by selection  committees for teaching posts in Central  Universities  are  not  maintained  centrally.  The  UGC  Regulations  on  'Minimum Qualifications  for  appointment  of  teachers  and  other  academic  staff  in  Universities  and Colleges, 2018' provide for a transparent and objective selection procedure. As per said UGC Regulation 2018, Selection Committee for appointment of teachers among others consists of representatives of SC/ST/OBC/minority/women/differently-able categories, if any of candidates from any of these category is an applicant. There are no specific criteria as such for  NFS  in  UGC  Regulation  2018.  The  selection  committees  assess  the  eligibility  & suitability of applicants for their recruitment as teacher/faculty in Central Universities.

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