**Executive Summary:**
In response to a parliamentary question regarding faculty vacancies in higher education institutions (HEIs), the Ministry of Education outlines steps taken to address the issue. These steps include special recruitment drives and mission-mode recruitments, resulting in 28,450 posts filled. The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 emphasizes the importance of teachers, and the filling of vacancies remains an ongoing process influenced by various factors.
**Key Points / Main Content:**
* **NEP 2020 Emphasis:** The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 emphasizes the importance of teachers and faculty as central to the learning process.
* **Recruitment Drives:**
* In August 2021, CHEIs were requested to undertake special drives to fill backlog vacancies.
* From September 2022, a "Mission Mode" recruitment drive was initiated to fill vacancies, including those for SCs, STs, OBCs, and EWS.
* A total of 28,450 posts have been filled, including 16,507 faculty positions.
* **Posts Filled (Institution-wise):**
* NITs: 6551
* IITs: 7092
* IIITs: 565
* IISERs and IISc: 592
* Central Universities: 12240
* **Vacancy Factors:** Vacancies arise due to promotion, retirement, resignation, death, new schemes/projects, increased student numbers, and capacity expansion.
* **Institutional Autonomy:** CHEIs are autonomous institutions governed by their respective Central Acts of Parliament and associated statutes/ordinances/regulations.
* **Super Specialties and Medical Institutions:** Post creation is ongoing, dependent on candidate availability, reservation rosters, and institutional location. Contractual/outsourced staff may be hired as needed.
* **Steps to Expedite Vacancies:**
* Standing Selection Committees at each AIIMS for faculty recruitment.
* INICET and INISS exams conducted twice a year for resident selection in AIIMS.
* NORCET conducted by AIIMS Delhi twice yearly for Nursing Officer recruitment.
* CRE conducted by AIIMS Delhi for Group B and C non-faculty posts.
**Impact Analysis:**
* **CHEIs (NITs, IITs, IIITs, IISERs, IISc, Central Universities):**
* *Impact:* Affected by recruitment policies and drives to fill faculty and non-faculty vacancies.
* *Action Required:* Continue participating in Mission Mode recruitment drives and adhere to guidelines for filling vacancies, including those reserved for specific categories.
* **Super Specialties and Medical Institutions (including AIIMS and Central Government Hospitals):**
* *Impact:* Affected by measures to expedite vacancy filling through standardized exams and selection committees.
* *Action Required:* Implement the standardized recruitment processes (INICET, INISS, NORCET, CRE) and utilize Standing Selection Committees for faculty recruitment.
* **Ministry of Education:**
* *Impact:* Responsible for overseeing and coordinating the recruitment drives and ensuring compliance with NEP 2020.
* *Action Required:* Monitor the progress of vacancy filling, refine recruitment strategies as needed, and ensure adequate support for CHEIs and medical institutions.
* **Faculty and Non-Faculty Job Seekers:**
* *Impact:* Affected by recruitment drives and standardized examination processes for employment in CHEIs and medical institutions.
* *Action Required:* Prepare for and participate in relevant recruitment processes (e.g., INICET, INISS, NORCET, CRE) and monitor job postings at CHEIs and medical institutions.
Key Entities Referenced
National Education Policy NEP, 2020: A national policy document that outlines the vision and principles of the education system in India.
Ministry of Education: The government ministry responsible for education in India.
Central Higher Education Institutions CHEIs: A category of higher education institutions in India that are funded and regulated by the central government under Ministry of Education.
National Institutes of Technology NITs: A group of premier engineering and technology institutes in India.
Indian Institutes of Technology IITs: A group of premier engineering and technology institutes in India.
Indian Institutes of Information Technology IIITs: A group of technology-oriented institutes in India, focused on information technology.
Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research IISERs: A group of science education and research institutes in India.
Indian Institute of Science IISc, Bengaluru, Karnataka: A premier research and educational institute located in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-3613
ANSWERED ON-11/08/2025
Vacancy of Faculties in HEIs
†3613 Shri Sanjay Uttamrao Deshmukh:
Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state:
(a) the total number of sanctioned posts of faculties and non-faculties in National Institutes of
Technology (NITs), Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), Indian Institutes of Information
Technology (IIITs), Universities, Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research
(IISERs), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru and Super Specialities and Medical
Institutions across the country;
(b) the total number of faculty and non-faculty posts lying vacant during the last five years, State-
wise; and
(c) the steps taken by the Government to fill these posts during last three years?
A N S W E R
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
(DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR)
(a) to (c): The National Education Policy (NEP), 2020 has cited teachers and faculty as the heart
of the learning process, and states this as one of the fundamental principles of the Education
System at large, including the recruitments, continuous professional developments, positive
working environments and service conditions.
In August, 2021, all Central Higher Education Institutions (CHEIs) under Ministry of Education
were requested to undertake special drive to fill backlog vacancies in their institutions. From
September 2022, all CHEIs have undertaken Mission Mode recruitment drive to fill the vacancies
including those of Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), Other Backward Classes
(OBCs) and Economically Weaker Section (EWS). So far, a total of 28,450 posts have been filled
up including 16,507 faculty positions in Mission Mode by all CHEIs. This includes total filled upposts of 6551 in NITs, 7092 in IITs, 565 in IIITs, 592 in IISERs and IISc and 12240 in Central
Universities.
Creation of posts, occurring of vacancies and filling thereof is a continuous process. The vacancies
arise due to promotion, retirement, resignation, death, schemes or projects, additional requirements
on account of enhanced students’ strength and expansion of capacity in existing institutions.
The CHEIs under Ministry of Education including National Institutes of Technology (NITs),
Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs), Indian
Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs), Indian Institute of Science (IISc),
Bengaluru and Central Universities, are statutory autonomous institutions established under their
respective Central Acts of Parliament and are governed by provisions of the Act and the
Statutes/Ordinances/Regulations made thereunder.
Similarly, creation of posts in Super Specialties and Medical Institutions is an ongoing process,
depending on the availability of qualified candidates, reservation roster, the institute’s location,
etc. Institutes also hire staff on a contractual or outsourced basis as per need. To speed up filling
vacancies, several steps have been taken by the Government including setting up Standing
Selection Committee at each AIIMS for faculty recruitment, conducting Institute of National
Importance Combined Entrance Test (INI-CET) and Institute of National Importance Super
Specialty (INI-SS) exams twice a year to select Junior and Senior Residents (Academic) for
AIIMS, conducting Centralized Nursing Officer Recruitment Common Eligibility Test
(NORCET) by AIIMS Delhi twice yearly for recruitment of Nursing Officers for AIIMS and
Central Government Hospitals., and holding Common Recruitment Examination (CRE) by AIIMS
Delhi for Group B and C non-faculty posts across AIIMS and Central Government hospitals.
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