Lok Sabha Question No. 1531 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-09
Subject: Vacancies in Central University in Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Smt. Delkar Kalaben Mohanbhai

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1531 ANSWERED ON 09.02.2026

## Vacancies in Central University in Dadra and Nagar Haveli

†1531. Smt. Delkar Kalaben Mohanbhai:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a) the details of vacancies in each central university in the country, especially in Dadra and Nagar Haveli district during the last five years, category-wise and year-wise;

(b)  the  number  of  vacant  posts  of  Scheduled  Castes  (SCs),  Scheduled  Tribes  (STs),  Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in all central universities;

(c)  the  details  of  the  number  of  candidates  belonging  to  SC/ST/OBC and EWS who have been denied appointment on the basis of being 'Not Found Suitable' during the last five years;

(d) whether there is any common recruitment process in all central universities, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and

(e) whether the Government is planning to introduce any common recruitment process and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (e):  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 made thereunder. Occurring of vacancies and filling  thereof  is  a  continuous  process.  The  vacancies  arise  due  to  promotion,  retirement, resignation  and  additional  requirements  on  account  of  enhanced  students'  strength  etc.  All administrative and academic decisions are taken by the Central Universities with the approval of statutory  bodies;  including  their  recruitment  procedure,  which  is  formulated  by  their  statutory bodies  in  accordance  with  statutory  provisions  and  the  relevant  regulations/guidelines  of  the University Grants Commission (UGC). For faculty positions, applications are invited through an open  advertisement,  wherein  all  the  eligible  candidates  can  apply.  Selection  Committees,  duly constituted  for  recruitment  under  the  relevant  provisions,  make  recommendations  regarding suitability of the candidates for the post(s) and accordingly, appointments are made on the basis of the recommendations of the Selection Committees. Suitable candidates have been appointed in all categories  as  per  the  recommendations  of  selection  committee(s).  Only  in  cases  where  suitable candidates were not available, irrespective of the category, the appointments were not made. The UGC Regulations on 'Minimum Qualifications for appointment of teachers and other academic staff  in  Universities  and  Colleges,  2018'  provide  for  a  transparent  and  objective  selection procedure. As per said UGC Regulation 2018, Selection Committee for appointment of teachers among others consists of representatives of SC/ST/OBC/minority/women/differently-able categories, if any of candidates from any of this category is an applicant.

Ministry of Education and University Grants Commission  (UGC)  regularly  monitor the institutions  for  filling  the  vacant  posts.  From  September  2022,  all  Central  Universities  have undertaken recruitment  drive  in  mission  mode  to  fill  the  vacancies.  Till  24.01.2026,  more  than 8460 teaching positions including 1139 SC posts, 555 ST posts, 1960 OBC posts and 426 EWS posts have been filled in the Central Universities. The UGC launched a unified recruitment portal i.e.  CU-Chayan  on  02.05.2023  to  provide  a  common  platform  for  listing  of  vacancies/ advertisements/  jobs  across  all  Central  Universities.  The  Central  Universities  have  also  been instructed to publish rolling advertisements on their websites throughout the year to address the difficulties  faced  in  getting  eligible  candidates.  Further,  the  mandatory  condition  of  PhD  for Assistant Professor has also been relaxed.

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 unit for the purpose of reservation instead of individual departments. Further, by this  Act  from  the  year  2019,  reservation  was  provided  to  Other  Backward  Class  (OBC)  in recruitment in Associate Professor and Professor level. Earlier reservation to OBC was only in Assistant Professor level. Posts reserved for a particular category can only be filled by eligible persons of that particular category; any unfilled post belonging to any of the reserved category will continue to be readvertised as backlog vacancies in that particular reserved category in next cycle(s) of recruitment, until filled.

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