Executive Summary:
The Ministry of Education addressed concerns regarding faculty vacancies in Central Government educational institutions, including Universities, IITs, NITs, and Kendriya Vidyalayas. While faculty recruitment is managed autonomously by these institutions, the Ministry has urged them to expedite recruitment and ensure transparency. A special recruitment drive was initiated in August 2021, followed by a Mission Mode recruitment drive from September 2022, resulting in 41,147 posts being filled by July 12, 2025.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Institutional Autonomy in Recruitment:**
* Central Higher Education Institutions (CHEIs) are autonomous and manage their faculty recruitment based on their own Acts and Regulations.
* The Ministry of Education is not directly involved in the recruitment process.
* Recruitment powers are vested in the respective Board of Governors/Executive Committee/Board of Management.
* **Vacancy Management:**
* Vacancies arise due to various factors such as promotion, retirement, resignation, death, new institutions, schemes/projects, and increased student strength.
* Filling vacancies is an ongoing process.
* **Government Initiatives:**
* In August 2021, CHEIs were requested to undertake a special drive to fill backlog vacancies in Mission Mode, especially for Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), and Other Backward Classes (OBCs).
* From September 2022, all CHEIs undertook a Mission Mode recruitment drive.
* Up to July 12, 2025, 41,147 posts were filled in Mission Mode in CHEIs and Kendriya Vidyalayas, including both teaching and non-teaching positions.
* **Measures to Attract Quality Faculty:**
* Year-round open advertisements.
* Recruitment through search-cum-selection procedures.
* Special recruitment drives.
* Mission mode recruitment.
* Invitation to alumni/scientists/faculty.
* **Transparency and Rigor in Recruitment:**
* Faculty recruitment processes involve transparent application invitations and a robust screening process.
* Acts and Statutes specify selection committee composition, responsible authorities, independent subject experts, and Visitors nominees.
* UGC has launched a common portal CU CHAYAN for listing vacancies and advertisements across all Central Universities.
Impact Analysis:
* **Central Higher Education Institutions (CHEIs):**
* *Impact:* CHEIs are responsible for managing and expediting their faculty recruitment processes while maintaining transparency and academic rigor.
* *Action Required:* Continue Mission Mode recruitment drives, utilize the CU CHAYAN portal, and adhere to established Acts and Statutes for faculty selection.
* **Ministry of Education:**
* *Impact:* The Ministry is responsible for overseeing the progress of faculty recruitment and ensuring that CHEIs are taking adequate measures to fill vacancies.
* *Action Required:* Continue to monitor and encourage CHEIs to fill vacancies in a timely and transparent manner and to provide support through initiatives like the CU CHAYAN portal.
* **Prospective Faculty:**
* *Impact:* Individuals seeking faculty positions will benefit from increased transparency and accessibility of vacancy information through the CU CHAYAN portal.
* *Action Required:* Utilize the CU CHAYAN portal to identify and apply for relevant faculty positions in Central Universities.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Education: The Indian government ministry responsible for education.
Central Higher Education Institutions (CHEIs): Statutory autonomous organizations under the Ministry of Education, established under Central Acts of Parliament.
IITs: Indian Institutes of Technology, a group of autonomous public technical universities.
NITs: National Institutes of Technology, a group of premier public technical universities.
Kendriya Vidyalayas: A system of central government schools in India.
Rozgar Mela: An event for employment opportunities where a total of 41147 posts have been filled up by all CHEIs and Kendriya Vidyalayas.
UGC: University Grants Commission, a statutory body responsible for the coordination, determination and maintenance of standards of university education in India.
CU CHAYAN: A common portal launched by UGC for faculty recruitment across all Central Universities.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 45
ANSWERED ON 21.07.2025
Vacancy of Teaching Posts in Central Universities/Institutions
†45. Shri Murari Lal Meena:
Shri Babu Singh Kushwaha:
Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:
(a) whether the thousands of faculty positions are lying vacant in various Central Government
educational institutes like Universities, IITs, NITs, Kendriya Vidyalayas etc. and have an adverse
effect on educational and research works;
(b) whether the Government has taken any initiative to speed up the special recruitment drive or
process to fill the vacant faculty positions in the Central Institutions;
(c) if so, the details thereof;
(d) the institution-wise and State-wise details of the number of faculty posts filled during the last
three years along with the number of posts lying vacant at present;
(e) whether any new policy or guideline is likely to be issued to ensure transparency and speed up
the process of faculty recruitment to ensure quality education in Central Educational Institutes in
future; and
(f) if so, the details thereof along with the time by which the said measure is likely to be taken?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
(DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR)
(a) to (f) The Central Higher Education Institutions (CHEIs) under 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 ofGovernors/Executive Committee/Board of Management and no active role of the Ministry is
involved therein.
Occurring of vacancies and filling thereof is a continuous process. The vacancies arise due to
promotion, retirement, resignation, death, opening of new institutions, schemes or projects, and
additional requirements on account of enhanced students’ strength and expansion of capacity in
existing institutions.
In August, 2021, all CHEIs under Ministry of Education were requested to undertake special drive
to fill backlog vacancies in their institutions in Mission Mode. The CHEIs undertook special
recruitment drives to fill the vacancies including of Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes
(STs) and Other Backward Classes (OBCs). Ministry of Education had also exhorted all the CHEIs
to fill up the vacancies in Mission Mode. From September 2022, all CHEIs have undertaken
Mission Mode recruitment drive to fill the vacancies. Up to 12.07.2025 i.e. the date of last Rozgar
Mela, a total number of 41147 posts have been filled up by all CHEIs and Kendriya Vidyalayas,
in Mission Mode, in both teaching and non-teaching positions.
Measures have been taken to attract quality faculties which includes year-round open
advertisements, recruitment through search-cum-selection procedures, special recruitment drive,
mission mode recruitment and invitation to alumni/scientists/faculty, etc. The faculty recruitment
processes are carried out by the CHEIs by inviting applications in a transparent manner, as part of
a multi-step and robust screening process. The Acts and Statutes of various institutions specify the
composition of selection committees, authorities responsible for recruitment of various levels of
faculty, provision of independent subject experts and Visitor’s nominees etc. so as to ensure
transparency and academic rigour in recruitments. UGC has launched a common portal ‘CU-
CHAYAN’ for faculty recruitment, making provision for listing of vacancies/ advertisements/ jobs
across all Central Universities, thus making the entire recruitment process more transparent and
accessible.
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