Lok Sabha Question No. 187 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-01
Subject: Reservation in Teaching and Non-Teaching Staff in Central Universities
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Smt. Kanimozhi Karunanidhi

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 187 ANSWERED ON 01.12.2025

## Reservation in Teaching and Non-Teaching Staff in Central Universities

## 187. Smt. Kanimozhi Karunanidhi:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a) the total number of teaching and non-teaching staff currently employed in Central Universities along  with  a  category-wise  breakdown  of  General,  EWS,  SC,  ST,  OBC,  and  female  staffs, university/institute-wise;

(b) the details of recruitment for teaching and non-teaching positions conducted during the last five years, year-wise, specifying the category-wise vacancies and the number of people appointed;

(c) the reasons for the low ratio of teaching and non- teaching staff from SC, ST, OBC in Central Universities with respect to reservation criteria; and

(d)  the  details  of  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  increase  the  ratio  of  SC,  ST  and  OBC professors in Central Universities and the outcome thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): 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 retirement, resignation and additional requirements on account of enhanced students' strength.

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.

Further, 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.

Applications are invited through an open advertisement(s); 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. The UGC Regulation 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 and the Central Universities have been directed to fill up the vacancies in regular mode. Further, through special recruitment drives started in September 2022, more than 12600 teaching and non-teaching positions including 1648 SC posts, 841 ST posts, 2700 OBC posts and 588 EWS posts have been filled in the Central Universities.

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