Large number of teachers’ posts are vacant in IITs and Central Universities : HRD

Large number of teachers’ posts are vacant in IITs and Central Universities : HRD

More the 5000 posts are lying vacant for the faculty members in the central universities of the country and for IITs this number is more than 2000, said HRD ministry. Vacant posts for the faculty members in National Institutes of Technology and Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology are 1870 while this figure in Indian Institutes of Management is 258. “Occurring of vacancies and filling these up are continuous process. The vacancies keep on arising due to retirement, resignation and additional requirements on account of enhanced studentsʼ strength,” a senior HRD Ministry official said. “The institutions are adopting various measures to address faculty shortage in order to ensure that studies of students are not affected which inter-alia, includes engaging research scholars, contract, re- employed, adjunct and visiting faculty. The institutions also publish a year round rolling advertisement to attract faculty,” the official added. Besides the above mentioned institutes, there are 96 vacant posts in School of Planning and Architecture (SPA), 88 in Indian Institutes of Science (IISc), Bengaluru and 100 in Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs).

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