Lok Sabha Question No. 81 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-22
Subject: Reserved Vacancies in Higher Educational Institutions
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Dharmendra Yadav

## MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.81 ANSWERED ON 22.07.2024

## Reserved Vacancies in Higher Educational Institutions

†81 Shri Dharmendra Yadav:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the category-wise number of posts reserved for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes lying vacant at present in the Central Universities and Colleges;
- (b)  the  time  by  which  the  posts  have  been  lying  vacant  and  the  reasons  for  not  filling  the posts reserved for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes;
- (c) the number of posts of Vice-Chancellors reserved for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes in the Central Universities;
- (d) the number of posts among these lying vacant and the reasons therefor;
- (e) the number of posts of Principal, Professor and Assistant Professor in colleges reserved for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes;
- (f) the number of posts among these lying vacant and the reasons therefor; and
- (g)  the  time  by  which  all  the  posts  of  Vice-Chancellor,  Principal,  Professor  and  Assistant Professor reserved for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes are likely to be filled?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to  (g)  The  category-wise  breakup  of  teaching  and  non-teaching  posts  lying  vacant  in Central Universities (CUs), running in regular mode, under preview of Ministry of Education are as under:

|                                     | No. of Vacant Posts   | No. of Vacant Posts   | No. of Vacant Posts   |
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
| Position                            | SC                    | ST                    | OBC                   |
| Teaching post as on 01.04.2024      | 736                   | 466                   | 1446                  |
| Non- Teaching Post as on 01.04.2024 | 1466                  | 914                   | 1960                  |

The data for colleges is not maintained centrally.

There  is  no  provision  for  reservation  in  single  cadre  post.  As  per  provision  of  the Central University Act, there is one post of Vice-Chancellor in the Central University.

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. Central Universities have been directed to fill up the vacancies in regular mode; the onus  of  filling  up  the  posts  lies  on  the  Central  Universities  (CUs)  which  are  autonomous bodies created under Acts of Parliament. Through special recruitment drives more than 9650 positions (teaching and non-teaching) have been filled out of which 1281 positions have been filled  by  Scheduled  Castes  (SCs),  634  by  Scheduled  Tribes  (STs)  and  2011  by  Other Backward Classes (OBCs).

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