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| Over 75 pc of professors posts lying vacant in CUJ : RTI | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 5 : More than 75 per cent of posts of professors are lying vacant in the Central University of Jammu, revealed the University authorities in a reply to a RTI.
As per a communication issued by the Public Information Officer of the Central University of Jammu to RTI activist Raman Sharma, the reply revealed that out of 22 sanctioned posts of professors, 17 positions are lying vacant as on date.
The data provided by the CUJ also disclosed that 32 posts of Associate professors out of 44 sanctioned strength remain unfilled by the university administration.
"The Central University of Jammu that was established in year 2009 and started functioning in year 2011 also have a shortfall of 10 posts of Assistant Professors and as on date against 91 sanctioned positions of Assistant Professors only 80 posts are filled," said the reply.
It further said that the debility of this Central University is not only confined for not filling the posts of teaching staff but even around 30 percent posts of non teaching staff are also vacant in the university.
The RTI data provided by university further divulges that total sanctioned strength of non teaching staff for the university is 119 but here also the university administration has failed to fill the gap and 35 posts of the non teaching staff are also lying vacant.
However in response to RTI query related to steps being taken by the university to fill the vacant posts, it was stated that the University advertised teaching positions more than 07 times during the period 2015-18 and due to non availability of suitable and eligible candidates, the posts remained vacant.
On the question of fixed timeline raised by the RTI applicant to fill all the vacancies in the university, the reply further stated that it's an ongoing process and did not provide any deadline.
As per the section 8 of Central Universities Act, under which CUJ was also established besides 11 other universities in the year 2009, President is the visitor of the Central University of Jammu.
Mr Sharma has appealed to the President and Chancellor of the Central University to issue necessary directions to the concerned for immediately taking steps to fill these vacant posts. |
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