1,069 posts are vacant in the University of Allahabad. This information was given in parliament on Monday. Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha, "There are 550 educational and 519 non-academic posts in Allahabad University."
Allahabad University is a central university.
He said, "The university has already been advertised for all academic posts and 32 non-academic posts."
Earlier this month, the University Grants Commission (UGC) issued new guidelines to all the higher educational institutions to fill vacancies within six months.
The Minister also said that the UGC has prepared guidelines for recruitment of faculty in institutions which are considered universities, colleges and universities.
He said that in order to implement the teacher-student ratio, the UGC has approved additional educational posts on the basis of the workload of education through an expert committee.
