Lok Sabha Question No. 29 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-25
Subject: Vacant Posts in Universities
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: CHANDU LAL SAHU, OM BIRLA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.29 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 TH  APRIL, 2016

## Vacant Posts in Universities

29. SHRI CHANDU LAL SAHU: SHRI OM BIRLA:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the vacant posts of professors and associate-professors in Universities in the country for Scheduled Tribes including Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, State-wise;
- (b) the  details  of  the  ST  posts  vacant  in  institutions  in  Chhattisgarh,  Rajasthan, University-wise;
- (c) the  number  and  details  of  ST  candidates  who  have  cleared  the  UGC-NET  exam during the last three years, State-wise; and
- (d) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  include  timely  and  adequate  candidates reserved for these positions?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a): The University Grants Commission (UGC) has provided the State-wise details of the vacant  posts  of  professors  and  associate-professors  belonging  to  Scheduled  Tribes  in Central Universities which are granted salary and maintenance grants by the UGC, are at Annexure-I . The UGC does not provide salary and maintenance grants for regular teaching positions  in  State  Universities.  The  details  of  vacancy  in  the  State  Universities  are  not centrally maintained.

- (b): The  details  of  the  ST  posts  vacant  in  Central  Universities  in  Chhattisgarh  and Rajasthan are at Annexure-II.
- (c): The details of the ST candidates, who have cleared the UGC-NET exam during the last three years, State-wise are at Annexure-III.
- (d):   Arising of vacancies and filling them is a continuous process. The Ministry of Human Resource  Development  (MHRD)  and  the  UGC  continuously  monitors  the  filling  up  of vacancies in the institutions maintained by the UGC. The MHRD and UGC issues instructions from time to time to all Central Universities and Deemed Universities for (i) Implementation of  Reservation  Policy  of  the  Government  (ii)  Display  of  reservation  roster  on  University website  and  (iii)  Adequate  measures  for  filling  up  of  backlog  reserved  vacancies.  In  the Central  Universities  Vice  Chancellors'  Conference,  held  on  4 th -5 th February,  2015  and  the Visitor's Conference, held on 4 th -6 th  November, 2015, the Vice Chancellors were exhorted to fill up the vacant position of teachers in a time bound manner.

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## NUMBER OF VACANT POSTS OF ST CATEGORY IN CENTRAL UNIVERSITIES (AS ON 01.04.2015)

| NAME OF THE STATE   |   PROFESSOR |   ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR |
|---------------------|-------------|-----------------------|
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH   |           1 |                     1 |
| ASSAM               |           3 |                     6 |
| BIHAR               |           1 |                     3 |
| CHHATTISGARH        |           3 |                     8 |
| DELHI               |          31 |                    67 |
| GUJARAT             |           1 |                     3 |
| HARYANA             |           1 |                     3 |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH    |           1 |                     2 |
| JAMMU &KASHMIR      |           2 |                     6 |
| JHARKHAND           |           1 |                     3 |
| KARNATAKA           |           1 |                     3 |
| KERALA              |           1 |                     3 |
| MADHYA PRADESH      |           5 |                    10 |
| MAHARASHTRA         |           1 |                     1 |
| MANIPUR             |           2 |                     2 |
| MEGHALAYA           |           2 |                     1 |
| MIZORAM             |           1 |                     2 |
| NAGALAND            |           1 |                     0 |
| ODISHA              |           1 |                     3 |
| PUDUCHERRY          |           4 |                    10 |
| PUNJAB              |           1 |                     3 |
| RAJASTHAN           |           0 |                     3 |
| SIKKIM              |           1 |                     4 |
| TAMIL NADU          |           1 |                     3 |
| TELANGANA           |          11 |                    24 |
| TRIPURA             |           3 |                     3 |
| UTTAR PRADESH       |          23 |                    53 |
| UTTARAKHAND         |           3 |                     6 |
| WEST BENGAL         |           5 |                     9 |
| TOTAL               |         112 |                   245 |

ANNEXURE-II NUMBER OF VACANT POSTS OF ST CATEGORY

| NAME OF THE STATE   | NAME OF THE UNIVERSITY          |   PROFESSOR |   ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR |
|---------------------|---------------------------------|-------------|-----------------------|
| CHHATTISGARH        | GURU GHASIDAS VISHWAVIDYALAYA   |           3 |                     8 |
| RAJASTHAN           | CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN |           0 |                     3 |

ANNEXURE-III

## The number of ST Candidates (State wise) who have cleared the UGC-Net exam during the last three years (2013-2015)

| STATE                       |   Year 2013-15 |
|-----------------------------|----------------|
| ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS |             10 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH              |            245 |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH           |            378 |
| ASSAM                       |            765 |
| BIHAR                       |             43 |
| CHANDIGARH                  |             31 |
| CHHATTISGARH                |            136 |
| DAMAN                       |              1 |
| DELHI                       |            476 |
| GOA                         |             28 |
| GUJARAT                     |            115 |
| HARYANA                     |             14 |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH            |            293 |
| JAMMU AND KASHMIR           |            535 |
| JHARKHAND                   |            690 |
| KARNATAKA                   |            494 |
| KERALA                      |             70 |
| LAKSHADWEEP                 |             26 |
| MADHYA PRADESH              |            148 |
| MAHARASHTRA                 |            236 |
| MANIPUR                     |            509 |
| MEGHALAYA                   |            531 |
| MIZORAM                     |            264 |
| NAGALAND                    |            405 |
| ODISHA                      |            130 |
| PUDUCHERRY                  |             12 |
| PUNJAB                      |             12 |
| RAJASTHAN                   |           2255 |
| SIKKIM                      |             78 |
| TAMILNADU                   |             40 |
| TELANGANA                   |            114 |
| TRIPURA                     |             85 |
| UTTAR PRADESH               |            298 |
| UTTARAKHAND                 |            123 |
| WEST BENGAL                 |            383 |
| TOTAL                       |           9973 |