Lok Sabha Question No. 47 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-25
Subject: Vacant Teaching Posts in Central Universities
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Shafi Parambil, Shri  Selvaganapathi T.M., Dr. Kalanidhi Veeraswamy

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No.47 ANSWERED ON 25.11.2024

## Vacant Teaching Posts in Central Universities

- 47 Shri Shafi Parambil:

Shri Selvaganapathi T.M.:

Dr. Kalanidhi Veeraswamy:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the number and the percentage of teaching posts vacant in all the Central Universities across the country including Tamil Nadu State;
- (b) if so, the details thereof as of 31 October 2024;
- (c) the  number  of  temporary  teachers  in  all  the  central  universities  in  the  country  and  whether  the Government is planning to fill all the vacant teaching positions in central universities, if so, the details thereof and if not the reasons therefor;
- (d) the number of vacancies of teaching positions filled during the last ten years and the current year as against their vacancies;
- (e) the number of posts reserved for SC,ST and OBC categories remain vacant and the impact of these vacancies  on  the  quality  education  and  student  outcomes  in  these  universities  and  the  specific measures taken by the Government to mitigate this impact; and
- (f) the action taken and the timeline set by the Government for filling these vacancies and the challenges that have been identified in the recruitment process?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (f):  Central  Universities  under  the  purview  of  Ministry  of  Education  are  statutory  autonomous organizations established under respective Central Acts of Parliament and governed by provisions of the Acts/Statutes/Ordinances/Regulations made thereunder. As on 31.10.2024, there are 5182 vacant teaching posts in Central Universities, including 28 vacant teaching posts of Central University of Tamilnadu. As on 31.10.2024, the number of vacant posts for SC is 740 for ST is 464 and for OBC is 1546.

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 onus of filling up the posts lies on the Central Universities (CUs).  Ministry of Education and University Grants Commission (UGC) regularly monitor the institutions and the Central Universities have been directed to fill  up  the  vacancies  in  regular  mode.  Through  special  recruitment  drives  more  than  7650  teaching positions have been filled in the Central Universities including 1048 positions belonging to SC category, 512 of ST category and 1734 of OBC Category. UGC has launched a unified recruitment portal called CU-Chayan on 02.05.2023 to provide a common platform for listing of vacancies/advertisement/jobs across all Central Universities. Further, to continue studies as unaffected, CUs also engage adhoc faculty. There are 105 adhoc faculties in Central Universities.

Moreover, 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 cadre or unit for the purpose of reservation instead of individual departments.

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