Lok Sabha Question No. 2180 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-09
Subject: Promotion of SC/ST Faculties in CU and CEIs
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Dr. Alok Kumar Suman

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2180 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.12.2024

## Promotion of SC/ST Faculties in CU and CEIs

## 2180 Dr. Alok Kumar Suman :

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  the  promotion  of  SC/ST  faculties  in  the  Central Universities (CUs), Central  Government  Aided  Universities  and  other  Central Government Educational Institutions (CEIs) are deliberately delayed, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b)  the  details  and  the  number  of  posts  lying  vacant  for  promotion  of  SCs/STs Associate Professor to Professor grade in the above Universities/Institutions; and
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  issued  directions  from  time  to  time  to  strict adherence of  positive  discrimination  policy  in  these  Universities  and  Institutions,  if so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  latest  directions  issued  by  the  Government  in  this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) and (b) 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 and Statutes/Ordinances/Regulations made thereunder.

The occurrence 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 respective Central Universities. Ministry of Education and University Grants Commission (UGC) regularly monitor the progress of filling up of vacancies in the Central Universities who have been directed to fill up the vacancies in mission mode. Besides, the reservation is provided in direct recruitment and promotion to the extent to 15% for SC, 7.5% for ST as per reservation policy of Government of India. As on 31.10.2024, there are 5182 vacant teaching posts in Central Universities in which the number of vacant posts for SC is 740 and for ST it is 464.

(c) To ensure the equitable representation in 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 cadre or unit for the purpose of reservation instead of individual departments.

Further, UGC issues instructions to the Central Universities for (i) implementation of SC/ST/OBC/EWS/PwBD  Reservation  Policy,  (ii)  strict  compliance  of  reservation policy,  (iii)  display  of  reservation  roster  on  University  website  and  (iv)  filling  up  of remaining identified backlog reserved vacancies. Recently,  UGC  has  issued directions in this regard to all the Central Universities vide letter No. 1-8/2014(SCT), dated 19 th  April, 2024

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