Executive Summary:
This document is a response to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3515 regarding vacancies in schools, colleges, and universities. It addresses the availability of data on teaching and non-teaching vacancies, the impact of increasing educational institutions, recruitment drives, and the use of Samagra Shiksha funds for infrastructure development. Data on vacancies is current as of June 2025.
Key Points / Main Content:
Vacancies and Recruitment:
* Recruitment of teaching and non-teaching staff is an ongoing process due to retirement, resignation, and increased student enrollment or establishment of new institutions.
* Data on teaching and non-teaching vacancies in schools is maintained by the respective State Governments/Union Territory administrations.
* Vacant teaching posts in Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) and Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) as of June 2025: KVS - 7,765, NVS - 4,323.
* Data on teacher vacancies in colleges established by State Governments/Trusts/Registered Societies/Private Entities is maintained by respective State/Union Territory Governments.
* Faculty recruitment in Central Higher Education Institutions (CHEIs) is conducted by the institutions themselves, as per their Acts and Regulations.
Educational Institutions:
* The number of Higher Education Institutions registered in AISHE increased from 51,649 in 2018-19 to 60,380 in 2022-23 (provisional).
* The Pupil Teacher Ratio (PTR) remained at 24:1 for all higher institutions in regular mode of study during this period.
Recruitment Drives:
* Vacancies filled through recruitment drives under mission recruitment: KVS - 11,733, NVS - 2,007, HEIs - 16,507.
Samagra Shiksha Scheme:
* The Samagra Shiksha scheme aims to bridge gaps in access and infrastructure.
* This includes upgrading schools, providing computer labs, libraries, separate toilets, drinking water, electrification, and ramps for Children with Special Needs (CWSN).
* Financial assistance is provided to States/UTs for maintaining normative PTR.
* A total of ₹5,090.29 Crores have been sanctioned for bridging gaps in access and infrastructure, including ₹131.50 Crores for the State of Punjab, in the Annual Work Plan & Budget for the Financial Year 2025-26 under Samagra Shiksha.
Impact Analysis:
State Governments/Union Territory Administrations:
* Impact: Responsible for maintaining data on teaching and non-teaching vacancies in schools and colleges under their administrative control.
* Action Required: Maintain accurate records of vacancies and implement recruitment processes to fill them.
Central Higher Education Institutions (CHEIs):
* Impact: Responsible for faculty recruitment within their institutions, according to their Acts and Regulations.
* Action Required: Conduct recruitment drives in accordance with established guidelines and regulations.
Ministry of Education:
* Impact: Oversees the implementation of the Samagra Shiksha scheme and provides financial assistance to States/UTs.
* Action Required: Continue to monitor the progress of infrastructure development and access initiatives under the Samagra Shiksha scheme and provide necessary support to States/UTs.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Education: A department of the Government of India responsible for education.
Punjab: A state in India, specifically mentioned in the context of school vacancies and fund allocation under Samagra Shiksha.
Samagra Shiksha: A centrally sponsored scheme focused on bridging gaps in access and infrastructure in schools.
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS): An autonomous organization under the Ministry of Education that manages a system of central government schools in India.
Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS): An autonomous organization under the Ministry of Education that manages Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas, a system of schools for talented students from rural areas in India.
Central Higher Education Institutions (CHEIs): Statutory autonomous organizations established under Central Acts of Parliament, overseen by the Ministry of Education.
Annual Work Plan Budget: A yearly budget allocation for initiatives like Samagra Shiksha, detailing financial assistance to States/UTs.
Constitution: The document cited states that Education is a subject in the Concurrent List of the Constitution.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO:- 3515
ANSWERED ON-11/08/2025
Vacancies in Schools, Colleges and Universities
3515. Shri Amrinder Singh Raja Warring:
Shri Vijay Kumar Hansdak:
Dr. Kalyan Vaijinathrao Kale:
Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government has any data about the, number of teaching and non-teaching vacancies
in Universities, Colleges and Central Government/Government schools State/UT-wise particularly in
Punjab;
(b) whether it is also true that the number of schools, Colleges and Universities are increasing day by
day and need more teaching, non-teaching and other staff, if so, the details thereof;
(c) the number of posts lying vacant since one year and the number of teacher recruitment drives
conducted for Central Government schools, Colleges and Universities during the last three years in
the country including Punjab; and
(d) whether funds under Samagra Shiksha scheme have been used for bridging gaps in access and
infrastructure in the country including in Punjab and if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
(SHRI JAYANT CHAUDARY)
(a) to (c): Recruitment of teachers and non-teaching staff in schools and colleges is a continuous
process as vacancies keep arising due to factors like retirement, resignation and additional
requirements on account of enhanced students’ strength/establishment of new schools or colleges.
Education being a subject in the Concurrent List of the Constitution, an overwhelming majority of
the schools in the country come under the administrative control of the concerned State
Governments/Union Territory administrations. The details regarding the number of teaching and non-
teaching vacancies in schools across the Country, including in the State of Punjab, are maintained by
the concerned State Government/Union Territory administration.The number of vacant teaching posts in the central schools of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS)
and Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS), as in June,2025, are as under: -
KVS NVS
As in June, 2025 7,765 4,323
So far as colleges are concerned, a majority of them are established by the State
Governments/Trusts/Registered Societies/Private Entities, etc. and the data in respect of the vacancies
of teachers in these colleges are maintained by the respective State/Union Territory Governments.
The Central Higher Education Institutions (CHEIs) under the Ministry of Education are statutory
autonomous organizations established under respective Central Acts of Parliament and governed by
provisions of the Acts/ Statutes/ Ordinances/ Regulations made thereunder. As autonomous
institutions, faculty recruitment is done within the institutions itself, in accordance with their Acts and
Regulations. The recruitment powers vests with the respective Board of Governors (BoGs)/Executive
Committee/Board of Management.
The number of Higher Education Institutions (University, Standalone and colleges) registered in
AISHE has increased from 51,649 in 2018-19 to 60,380 in 2022-23(provisional). However, the Pupil
Teacher Ratio (PTR) continued to be 24:1 during this period for all higher institutions in regular mode
of study.
The total number of teaching vacancies filled up in central educational institutions across the country,
including in Punjab, through recruitment drives under mission recruitment are as under: -
KVS NVS HEIs
Vacancies filled 11,733 2,007 16,507
(d): One of the key interventions under the centrally sponsored scheme of Samagra Shiksha is
bridging gaps in access and infrastructure which includes upgradation/strengthening of Schools,
provisions for computer labs, library, separate toilets, drinking water, electrification, ramps to cater
Children with Special Needs (CWSN), etc. Financial assistance is also given to States/UTs for
maintenance of normative PTR.
Based on the proposals received from States, a total of 5,090.29 Crores have been sanctioned bridging
gaps in access and infrastructure in the country, including Rs. 131.50 Crores for the State of Punjab,
in the Annual Work Plan & Budget for the Financial Year 2025-26 under Samagra Shiksha.
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