Since September 2022, more than 8320 teaching positions have been filled with 1129 SC posts, 551 ST posts, 1917 OBC posts and 420 EWS posts in the Central Universities, as shared by the Ministry of Education in the Rajya Sabha.
In 2023, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has set up a unified recruitment portal — CU-Chayan — to provide a common platform for listing of vacancies, advertisements and jobs across all Central Universities. The Commission also asked all the central universities to publish rolling advertisements on their websites throughout the year to address the difficulties faced in getting eligible candidates.
Additionally, as informed by the University Grants Commission (UGC) as of November 1, there are 3898 women faculty members in Central Universities. Ad-hoc teachers are also engaged by the universities on a need basis or due to the absence of permanent and regular teachers as a stop-gap arrangement; there are 46 ad-hoc women faculty members in Central Universities.
Further, the Heads of Departments are appointed by the Central Universities in accordance with their Statutes and Ordinances and parameters contained therein, such as seniority, rotation, among others. The data regarding the number of women-headed departments is not maintained centrally.
Meanwhile, the applications for the UGC NET for the December session are closed. As per the NTA’s timeline for the December cycle, online submission of applications opened on October 7 and will remain available until November 7. Further, as per earlier NTA notifications, the computer-based exam is scheduled across 85 subjects between December 31, 2025, to January 7, 2026.
The exam will determine eligibility for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), Assistant Professor, and PhD admissions in Indian universities and colleges. The official website for the UGC NET is ugcnet.nta.nic.in.
