Under Mission Mode Recruitment introduced in 2021, the older Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) like IIT Bombay and IIT Delhi have managed to fill only 40 per cent and 26.6 per cent of vacant posts in reserved categories, while nearly 66 per cent of teaching positions were filled in IIT Madras.
IITs facing trouble filling vacancies in reserved category: RTI
As per the response given to a Right to Information (RTI) query, even after ten months since the Ministry of Education directed centrally funded higher educational institutes in the country to fill staff vacancies, several IITs are still facing trouble filling up the posts.
Under Mission Mode Recruitment introduced in 2021, the older Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) like IIT Bombay and IIT Delhi have managed to fill only 40 per cent and 26.6 per cent of vacant posts in reserved categories, while nearly 66 per cent of teaching positions were filled in IIT Madras.
The information was shared in response to the RTI application and shared in a series of tweets by students part of the Ambedkar Periyar Phule Study Circle (APPSC) IIT Bombay. The RTI also revealed that even after receiving thousands of applications and shortlisting a large number of applicants, not many are being hired by the institutes.
“Applications were invited, and many candidates were shortlisted as well. However, we are offering jobs based on the job criteria, and if a candidate does not meet the criteria, the job is not offered. Applications are rejected for no other reason,” said a senior official from IIT B, on condition of anonymity, as reported by HT.
In November 2020, the Ministry of Education had asked the IITs to extend reservations to senior staff positions, and the institutes were also restricted from de-reserving the reserved post after a year. As per the central law, government institutes are required to implement a reservation of 27 per cent in teaching staff for OBC candidates, 15 per cent for SC and 7.5 per cent for ST candidates.
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