**Policy Summary: Faculty Vacancies in Central Universities (July 28, 2025)**
On July 28, 2025, the Ministry of Education addressed Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1206 regarding faculty vacancies in Central and State Universities. As of July 1, 2025, Central Universities under the Ministry of Education have a sanctioned strength of 18,951 teaching posts, with 4,889 posts currently vacant. Data collected on April 1, 2025, indicates that 176 faculty members are appointed on an ad hoc basis across these institutions. The Ministry of Education and the University Grants Commission (UGC) oversee the Central Universities, which are responsible for filling their vacant positions arising from retirement, resignation, or increased student enrollment. To expedite the filling of vacancies, the Ministry has directed Central Universities to prioritize regular recruitment. Since then, over 8150 teaching positions have been filled through special recruitment drives. The UGC launched a unified recruitment portal, CUChayan, on May 2, 2023, to centralize vacancy listings and job advertisements across all Central Universities.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Education: The Indian government ministry responsible for education.
Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Parliament of India, where the question was raised.
Central Universities: Universities established by an Act of Parliament and funded by the University Grants Commission.
State Universities: Universities run by the state government of India.
University Grants Commission: A statutory body established by the Indian Union government to coordinate, determine and maintain standards of university education in India.
CUChayan: A unified recruitment portal launched by UGC to provide a common platform for listing of vacancies across all Central Universities.
Dr. Sukanta Majumdar: Minister of State in the Ministry of Education.
Parliament of India: The supreme legislative body of the Republic of India
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1206
ANSWERED ON 28.07.2025
Vacancies of Faculties in Central Universities
1206. Ms Sayani Ghosh:
Com. Selvaraj V:
Shri Subbarayan K:
Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:
(a) the sanctioned strength of faculty in Central Universities and State Universities across the
Country, State-wise;
(b) the total vacancies of faculty in Central Universities across the Country;
(c) the total number of faculty appointed on an ad hoc basis across the Universities;
(d) the steps taken by the Government to expedite the filling of vacant posts of faculty members;
(e) whether there is any cap on the recruitment of ad-hoc faculty in Universities; and
(f) if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
(DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR)
(a) to (f): 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, Statutes, Ordinances, Regulations made thereunder. The University
Grants Commission has informed that as on 01.07.2025, the total number of sanctioned teaching
posts in Central Universities are 18951. Out of the total sanctioned teaching posts, 4889 teaching
posts are currently vacant. As informed by University Grants Commission, as on 01.04.2025, the
number of faculty appointed on an ad hoc basis across Central Universities is 176.
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 onus of filling up the posts lies on the Central Universities (CUs). 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. Through special
recruitment drives more than 8150 teaching positions have been filled in the Central Universities.
UGC has launched a unified recruitment portal called CU-Chayan on 02.05.2023 to provide a
common platform for listing of vacancies/advertisement/jobs across all Central Universities.
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