In a disturbing revelation, more than 42% of teaching positions available to OBC, SC, and ST applicants at 45 central Indian universities are currently vacant.
This puzzling data was shared by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan during Wednesday's Rajya Sabha session.
ANALYSIS OF POSITIONS
According to figures assigned by Pradhan, the 7,033 sanctioned positions are for Other Backward Classes (OBCs), Scheduled Actors (SCs), and Scheduled Tribes (STs) in the schools. central university, 3,007 positions are still vacant.
Vacancy rates vary widely across booking categories, with the highest being 46% for OBC, which equates to 1,665 vacancies.
Following closely behind, the vacancy rates for the ST and SC types are 44% and 37% respectively. RECRUITMENT STAGES IN 2023: A SILVER LINE?
Despite the increasing number of vacancies, there is also a silver lining. In his statement to the Rajya Sabha, Pradhan mentioned, “To date, a total of 517 positions for three categories have been filled by 2023.”
When broken down by category, the maximum number of positions to be filled falls under the OBC quota with 285 nominations, followed by SC with 150 and 82 ST nominations.
The high vacancy rate is a cause for concern, raising questions about the effective application of reservation policies in the education sector and calling for the necessary measures to be taken to close the gap. academic and social it entails.
