Lok Sabha Question No. 155 (STARRED), answered on 2025-03-10
Subject: Filling up Reserved Post in Central Universities, IIMs and IITs
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri T R Baalu, Shri Dharmendra Yadav

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.155 ANSWERED ON 10.03.2025

## Filling up Reserved Post in Central Universities, IIMs and IITs

## †*155.   Shri Dharmendra Yadav:

Shri T R Baalu:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the post-wise and university-wise number of appointments made on reserved and unreserved posts in the Central Universities including IIMs and IITs across the country from the year 2014 to 2024 along with the details thereof;
- (b) whether any of the reserved posts in Central Universities have been de-reserved;
- (c) if so, the university-wise and post-wise details thereof along with the reasons therefor;
- (d) the time by which the said posts are likely to be restored to reserved category;
- (e) the various steps taken by the Government to fill up the reserved posts without any delay;
- (f) the details of faculty and student vacancies in respect of OBCs, SCs and STs during the last five years;
- (g) whether the Government is aware of the fact that the reservation rules in faculty appointment are not being implemented properly in Central Universities including IITs and IIMs;
- (h) if so, the details thereof; and
- (i)  whether  any  Committee  has  been  constituted  to  study  the  issue  and  steps  taken  by  the Government, if any?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

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

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## STATEMENT AS REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (i) OF LOK SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  155  ANSWERED  ON  10.03.2025  ASKED  BY  HON'BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV AND SHRI T R BAALU REGARDING FILLING UP RESERVED POST IN CENTRAL UNIVERSITIES, IIMs AND IITs.

(a) to (i) The Central Higher Education Institutions (CHEIs) under Ministry of Education (MoE) including  Central  Universities  (CUs),  Indian  Institutes  of  Management  (IIMs)  and  Indian Institutes  of  Technology  (IITs)  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  respective  Acts  and Regulations  and  also  in  accordance  with  Central  Educational  Institutions  (Reservation  in Teachers Cadre) Act, 2019. The recruitment powers vest with the respective Board of Governors (BoGs)/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.

The  ideal  faculty  student  ratio  for  IIMs  and  IITs  has  been  envisaged  as  1:10.  The  Central Universities  follow  faculty  student  ratio  as  approved  by  their  respective  statutory  bodies.  The IIMs and IITs offer cutting-edge educational programs and world-class infrastructure, fostering a culture of innovation and critical thinking. Globally recognized for producing alumni who lead in research, engineering, technology, management, and entrepreneurship, these institutes have made a  significant  impact  worldwide.  The  achievements  of  their  graduates  not  only  enhance  the institutes'  global  reputation  but  also  strengthen  India's  position  as  a  hub  for  innovation, technology, and leadership.

The Government, in order to ensure uniformity in adoption of reservation norms, and adequate representation of SC, ST and OBC category faculty positions in the CHEIs, enacted the Central

Educational Institutions (Reservation in Teachers Cadre) Act, 2019 to provide for the reservation of posts in appointments by direct recruitment of persons belonging to the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, the socially and educationally backward classes and the economically weaker sections,  to  teachers'  cadre  in  these  CHEIs.  This  Ministry,  vide  notification  dated  12.07.2019 specified  the  reservation  to  the  extent  of  15%  for  SCs,  7.5%  for  STs,  27%  for  socially  and educationally backward classes and 10% for economically weaker sections.  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.

Central  Universities, IIMs  and  IITs  follow  specific  faculty/student ratio as per relevant regulations and their statutes. IITs and IIMs issue rolling advertisement for faculty recruitment which are open throughout the year in order to attract the best talent to the institution. IITs and IIMs follow Flexi Cadre System in faculty positions to meet their specialized requirements, and do not rigidly divide the faculty strength into levels or departments, hence ensuring flexibility to recognize and recruit talent.

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.

In August, 2021, all CHEIs were requested to undertake special drive to fill backlog vacancies of Scheduled  Castes  (SCs),  Scheduled  Tribes  (STs)  and  Other  Backward  Casts  (OBCs)  in  their institutions  in  Mission  Mode.  The  CHEIs  undertook  special  recruitment  drives  to  fill  such vacancies. In September, 2022, this Ministry had also exhorted all the CHEIs to fill up all the vacancies in Mission Mode including those of SC, ST and OBC. From September 2022, CUs, IIMs  and  IITs  have  also  undertaken  Mission  Mode  recruitment  drive  to  fill  the  vacancies

including those of SC, ST and OBC.

From May, 2014 to December, 2024, all CHEIs made a total number of 53456 recruitments of faculty and non faculty positions. While from May, 2014 to March, 2022, these CHEIs filled up 26705 vacancies, a total number of 26751 including 15637 faculty positions were filled up in a short  span  of  two  years  during  Mission  Mode  Recruitment  drive  from  September,  2022  to December, 2024. CUs, IIMs and IITs have collectively filled up 18757 vacancies, out of which 10857 are faculty  positions  including  1347  SC,  579  ST  and  2219  OBC  during  mission  mode recruitment drive from September 2022 to December 2024.

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