Lok Sabha Question No. 45 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-21
Subject: Vacancy of Teaching Posts in Central Universities/Institutions
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Babu Singh Kushwaha, Shri Murari Lal Meena

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 45 ANSWERED ON 21.07.2025

## Vacancy of Teaching Posts in Central Universities/Institutions

## †45. Shri Murari Lal Meena:

Shri Babu Singh Kushwaha:

## Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the thousands of faculty positions are lying vacant in various Central Government educational institutes like Universities, IITs, NITs, Kendriya Vidyalayas etc. and have an adverse effect on educational and research works;
- (b) whether the Government has taken any initiative to speed up the special recruitment drive or process to fill the vacant faculty positions in the Central Institutions;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the institution-wise and State-wise details of the number of faculty posts filled during the last three years along with the number of posts lying vacant at present;
- (e) whether any new policy or guideline is likely to be issued to ensure transparency and speed up the process of faculty recruitment to ensure quality education in Central Educational Institutes in future; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof along with the time by which the said measure is likely to be taken?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (f)  The  Central  Higher  Education  Institutions  (CHEIs)  under  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 autonomous institutions, faculty recruitment is done within the institutions itself, in accordance with  their  Acts  and  Regulations.  The  recruitment  powers  vests  with  the  respective  Board  of

Governors/Executive  Committee/Board  of  Management  and  no  active  role  of  the  Ministry  is involved therein.

Occurring of vacancies and filling thereof is a continuous process. The vacancies arise due to promotion, retirement, resignation, death, opening of new institutions, schemes or projects, and additional requirements on account of enhanced students' strength and expansion of capacity in existing institutions.

In August, 2021, all CHEIs under Ministry of Education were requested to undertake special drive to  fill  backlog  vacancies  in  their  institutions  in  Mission  Mode.  The  CHEIs  undertook  special recruitment drives to fill the vacancies including of Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Other Backward Classes (OBCs). Ministry of Education had also exhorted all the CHEIs to  fill  up  the  vacancies  in  Mission  Mode.  From  September  2022,  all  CHEIs  have  undertaken Mission Mode recruitment drive to fill the vacancies. Up to 12.07.2025 i.e. the date of last Rozgar Mela, a total number of 41147 posts have been filled up by all CHEIs and Kendriya Vidyalayas, in Mission Mode, in both teaching and non-teaching positions.

Measures  have been taken to attract quality faculties  which includes year-round open advertisements, recruitment through search-cum-selection procedures, special recruitment drive, mission mode recruitment and invitation to alumni/scientists/faculty, etc. The faculty recruitment processes are carried out by the CHEIs by inviting applications in a transparent manner, as part of a multi-step and robust screening process. The Acts and Statutes of various institutions specify the composition of selection committees, authorities responsible for recruitment of various levels of faculty,  provision  of  independent  subject  experts  and  Visitor's  nominees  etc.  so  as  to  ensure transparency  and  academic  rigour  in  recruitments.  UGC  has  launched  a  common  portal  'CUCHAYAN' for faculty recruitment, making provision for listing of vacancies/ advertisements/ jobs across all Central Universities, thus making the entire recruitment process more transparent and accessible.

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