More than 38% faculty positions vacant in Central Universities

While the central government proudly claims near total student enrollment in primary education with Right To Education (RTE) and Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan.

The story on its higher education counterpart is grim. There is huger difference when it comes to the faculty in most of the central universities of our country.

Percentage of Vacant Positions Central University of Haryana 87.9%

Central University of Tamil Nadu 87.1%

Central University of Orissa85%

Central University of Bihar 81.4%

Central University of Punjab 80.7%

Central University of Kerala 78.6% Central University of Kashmir 75.7% Indira Gandhi National Tribal University 75.4%

Central University Of Himachal Pradesh 74.3%

Higher education data in our country often highlights student enrollment and student-teacher ratio. According to the e All India Survey on Higher education (AISHE) the government has generally overlooked the number of vacant teaching positions in various universities.

Out of 15,862 faculty positions in 45 central universities across India, 5,998 are vacant, according to the latest data from Universities Grants Commission (UGC). This means nearly 38% or more than one-third of teaching positions are to be filled.

Central University

No. of Vacant Positions

University Of Delhi 943 Banaras Hindu University 896 University of Allahabad 537 Aligarh Muslim University 378 Jawaharlal Nehru University 268 University of Hyderabad 150 Sikkim University 145