Lok Sabha Question No. 2400 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-04
Subject: NCS/NFS Posts in Central Universities
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Rahul Gandhi

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2400 ANSWERED ON-04/08/2025

## NCS/NFS Posts in Central Universities

2400. Shri Rahul Gandhi:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of teaching posts advertised in each Central University during the last ten years, post-wise (Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Professor), category-wise (UR, SC, ST, OBC, EWS and PwD) and year-wise;
- (b) the total number of advertised teaching posts declared as No Candidate Shortlisted (NCS) or Not Found Suitable (NFS), academic position-wise, category-wise, university-wise and year-wise; (c) the number of instances where Central Universities did not provide any reasons for declaring positions as NCS or NFS during the recruitment process; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR)

(a) to (d): Government of India has substantially increased the sanctioned faculty posts to 18951 in 2025 from 16324 in 2014. Despite 16% increase in total sanctioned faculty posts, the faculty vacancies reduced from 36.04% in 2014 to 25.8% by 2025. There is a similar increase of 52% in sanctioned faculty posts for SC, ST, OBC categories from 4701 in 2014 to 7153 in 2025. Concerted efforts have also been made to fill up the vacant teaching posts and there is 136.9% increase in filled posts in the reserved category faculty posts from 1909 in 2014 to 4523 in 2025. Further, more than 8150 faculty positions have been filled in all categories in Central Universities through special  recruitment  drives  under  mission  recruitment.  The  Central  Educational  Institutions (Reservation in Teachers Cadre) Act, 2019 has been notified on 09.07.2019 which provides for reservation  of  posts  in  direct  recruitment  for  persons  belonging  to  Scheduled  Castes  (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), Other Backward Classes (OBCs), and Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in the Teacher's Cadre of Central Educational Institutions established, maintained, or aided by the Central Government. This Act removes the difficulty regarding the reservation of posts in appointment by treating University/Central Educational Institution as a unit for the purpose of reservation instead of individual departments. Further, by this Act from the year 2019, reservation was provided to Other Backward Class (OBC) in recruitment in Associate Professor and Professor level.  Earlier  reservation  to  OBC  was  only  in Assistant  Professor  level.  Posts  reserved  for  a particular category can only be filled by eligible persons of that particular category; any unfilled post  belonging  to  any  of  the  reserved  category  will  continue  to  be  readvertised  as  backlog vacancies in that particular reserved category in next cycle(s) of recruitment until filled. Further, the mandatory condition of PhD for Assistant Professor has also been relaxed.

Applications  are  invited  through  an  open  advertisement(s);  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. The UGC Regulation 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 this category is an applicant.

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. Administrative and academic decisions are taken by the Central Universities with the approval of statutory bodies in accordance with statutory provisions and the relevant regulations/guidelines of the University Grants Commission (UGC). Occurrence of vacancies and filling  up  of  posts  is  a  continuous  process.  Ministry  of  Education  and  University  Grants Commission (UGC) regularly monitor the institutions and the Central Universities are advised from time to time to fill up the vacancies in regular mode.

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