Pradhan asks Central Universities to fill up 6,000 vacant posts in mission-mode

Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan has directed all the central universities to work on mission-mode to fill up the 6,000 vacant posts, create a framework for alumni endowment and establish our campuses as the breeding ground for sports and job creation.

Union Education and Skill Development Minister Dharmendra Pradhan

There are around 6000 teaching posts vacant in central universities with over 800 posts vacant in the University of Delhi, and Allahabad University and Banaras Hindu University (BHU) having over 500 and 400 vacant teaching posts, respectively. Union Education and Skill Development Minister encouraged CUs to work on mission-mode to fill up the 6,000 vacant posts by October 2021.

He stressed making education a lot more vibrant and holistic and establishing India as a knowledge superpower through NEP.

The Minister said that our higher education institutions are key catalysts for promoting socio-economic development and for realising aspirations and national goals. The Minister appealed that universities should popularise and promote learning in Indian languages and the cultural heritage of India.

The VCs were also requested to encourage Sports in their Universities, thereby promoting a sporting culture in the country. The VCs were encouraged to make their students Job Creators by promoting innovation and research in their campuses.

He urged that as thought leaders, central universities should assume pioneering roles in building capacities, initiating frameworks for implementation of Academic Bank of Credit, Multiple Entry and Exit, virtual universities and several other facets of the NEP from this academic year itself.

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