Over 3,000 Backlog SC, ST, OBC Vacancies In Centrally Funded Institutions
On an unstarred question asked by MP Armirnder Raja, whether there is any backlog of teaching and non-teaching posts in the Education
Department, the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education replied. According to the information provided by the department, a total of 3332 vacancies backlog for SCs, STs, and OBCs exist in the higher educational institutions funded by the Central government.
As per the information, the number of backlog vacancies of teaching and non-teaching posts as of January 1, 2024, has been reported by 125 Centrally Funded Higher Educational Institutions (CFHEIs) under the Department of Higher Education and 7 Autonomous Bodies under the Department of School Education & Literacy. Details of backlog vacancies, as reported, are as under:
SC – 1162
ST – 776
OBC – 1394
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The Ministry is trying to fill up the vacancies including vacancies of SCs, STs, and OBCs under the ongoing Mission-Mode Recruitment Drive (Rozgar Mela). Since the launch of the drive in August 2021, all CFHEls have been instructed from time to time to fill up vacancies in their teaching and non-teaching positions, the department said.
As a result of the drive, a total number of 22,286 teaching and non-teaching posts have been filled up by all CFHEIs up to 12.02.2024 out of which 13121 are teaching posts (including 1614-SC, 653-ST & 2690-OBC) and 9165 are non-teaching posts (including 1106-SC, 435-ST & 1937-OBC).
Under the reservation provisions in the job system, if a sufficient number of Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe candidates are not available or are not sponsored by the Employment Exchange for the reserved vacancies, seats remain vacant. In such a case the appointing authority needs to inform regarding the reserved vacancies to the Director of Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes Welfare in the State/Union Territory concerned.
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In the subsequent recruitment year, the backlog vacancies of SCs, STs, and OBCs will also be announced for recruitment along with the new vacancies. While doing so, the vacancies of the particular recruitment year mean the current vacancies are treated as one group and backlog vacancies of SCs, STs, and OBCs as a separate and distinct group.
Of the vacancies in the first group, not more than 50% of the vacancies shall be reserved. Vacancies in the second group i.e. all the backlog vacancies reserved for SCs, STs, and OBCs will be filled up by the candidates belonging to the category concerned.
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