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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | SC/ST teaching slots in central universities lie vacant -Akshaya Mukul

SC/ST teaching slots in central universities lie vacant -Akshaya Mukul

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published Published on Sep 6, 2012   modified Modified on Sep 6, 2012
-The Times of India

The HRD ministry has overwhelmingly supported the proposed Bill that seeks to give reservation to SC/ST employees in promotion. But the scenario in HRD's own backyard is anything but enthusiastic. 

Just over 32% of sanctioned teaching posts for SCs and 41.8% for STs in 40 central universities are occupied. This includes premier institutions like the Delhi University, Jawaharlal NehruUniversity, Aligarh Muslim University and University of Hyderabad. Vacancies exist in all three categories — assistant professor, associate professor and professor. 

Ironically, in central varsities, central government-run deemed universities and colleges, not only there are reservation for SCs/STs for direct recruitment, but also in promotion. JNU was the last central varsity to agree to give reservation in promotion. Only IITs and IIMs have been exempted from grant of reservation in promotion. 

On the face of it, the ministry claims it has done everything possible to improve the situation. Its effort includes writing regular letters to central varsities and other institutions to launch special drives to fill the backlog vacancies for SCs/STs. 

The regulator, UGC, shows its 2006 guidelines for strict implementation of reservation policy in central government institutions. UGC also told universities not to indulge in the practice of creating department-wise cadres which tends to create single posts with artificially reduced number of posts to avoid reservation. "Initially, many universities protested against quota in promotion but eventually fell in line," a ministry official says. 

Rajya Sabha MP Bhalchandra Mungekar, who was actively involved in formulation of UGC's 2006 regulation, counters the ministry's claim. "The basic problem is that central universities are not following UGC's guideline. Reservation in direct recruitment is being flouted," he says. Another senior universities says, "If vacancies at the entry level are not filled, it would adversely affect the overall picture. Reservation in promotion would not help and vacancies would still remain." 

While JNU has worked out a process of quota in promotion at the level of associate professor, DU is yet to form anything concrete. A section within JNU say diluting quality for promotion would have long-term impact. System of affiliated colleges in DU makes it difficult to put in place a system of reservation in promotion, says a senior DU official.

The Times of India, 6 September, 2012, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/SC/ST-teaching-slots-in-central-universities-lie-vacant/articleshow/16274790.cms


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