Around 7,000 Teaching, Non-Teaching Posts Vacant For SC, ST, OBCs In Central Universities: Education Ministry
Around 7,000 posts for SC, ST, and OBCs are vacant in Central Universities across the country, the Education Ministry informed in the Lok Sabha.
Responding to Yadav's question, Dr. Sukanta Majumdar shared the data. Dr. Majumdar announced that as of April 1, 2024, vacant teaching posts include 736 SC, 466 ST, and 1,446 OBC positions, while non-teaching vacancies include 1,466 SC, 914 ST, and 1,960 OBC positions.
He added that the data for colleges is not maintained centrally.
Dharmendra Yadav announced that there is no reservation provision for single cadre posts, such as the Vice-Chancellor in Central Universities.
"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," Dharmendra Yadav said.
"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 9,650 positions (teaching and non-teaching) have been filled, out of which 1,281 positions have been filled by Scheduled Castes (SCs), 634 by Scheduled Tribes (STs), and 2,011 by Other Backward Classes (OBCs)," Yadav added.
Category-Wise Breakdown Of Vacant Posts For SC, ST And OBCs
The category-wise breakdown of vacant teaching and non-teaching posts in Central Universities (CUs) under the purview of the Ministry of Education, as of April 1, 2024, is as follows:
Teaching Posts (as of 01.04.2024)
- SC: 736
- ST: 466
- OBC: 1446
Non-Teaching Posts (as of 01.04.2024)
- SC: 1466
- ST: 914
- OBC: 1960
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