39 top posts lying vacant at IITs, NITs: Education Minister
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan responded to a few questions related to vacant posts at IITs, NITs and IIITs during the Monsoon session of the Lok Sabha.
Thirty-nine posts of chairmen and directors are vacant at the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and the National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan informed the Lok Sabha during the Monsoon session.
While replying to a written question in the House, Pradhan said, “At present, eight posts of chairmen at IITs and 21 posts of chairman at NITs are lying vacant. Further, five posts of directors in IITs and five posts in NITs are vacant. The nomination and selection of chairman and other posts is a continuous process.”
147 faculty posts vacant at IIITs: Pradhan
He further said, “Out of a total sanctioned strength of 410, as many as 147 faculty posts are lying vacant in the centrally funded Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs).”
“Arising of vacancies and filling them up with suitable, qualified candidates is a continuous process. The IIITs have been taking measures to attract quality faculty, which include year-round open advertisements, invitation through search-cum-selection procedures to alumni, scientists, faculty, special recruitment drive, etc,” he told the House in a written response to a question.
A total of 204 faculty positions were lying vacant till January, 2019, he said. “However, 48 faculty posts were filled during the period after January, 2019 and till February, 2020,” he said.
The vacant posts include 28 at IIIT Allahabad, 37 at ABV-IIITM Gwalior, 21 at PDPM-IIIT&M Jabalpur, 50 at IIITD&M Kancheepuram and 11 posts at IIITD&M Kurnool.
IIT Madras does not discriminate on caste, religious lines: Pradhan
The Union Education Minister defended IIT Madras while answering a question on “caste discrimination” at the institution, in the Parliament.
He said, “IIT Madras does not discriminate based on caste and religious lines.”
He went on to add, “Through its students outreach programme, IIT Madras ensures the wellbeing of every student and research scholar. The institutional counselling is being provided for the college’s students and research scholars on a 24-hour basis.”
