The $138 bn buffer: India’s most visible export can rescue the rupeeIndia is considering a policy push to accelerate overseas deployment of skilled workers as part of a broader strategy to support the rupee ...
19 May, 2026, 02.27 PM IST
NEET-UG paper leak case: parliamentary panel summons NTA Chief for review of exam reforms on ThursdayA Parliamentary panel is set to review the National Testing Agency’s (NTA) reforms alongside the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak issue, with top ed...
18 May, 2026, 04.24 PM IST
7 IITs, 22 NITs without Board of Governors, chairperson: Education MinistryThe posts of Chairman are lying vacant in seven Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and 22 National Institutes of Technology (NITs), acc...
03 Apr, 2023, 04.54 PM IST
Nearly 50 top institutes without chairpersons; 10 waiting for over 8 yearsAppointment of chairpersons to INIs like IITs, NITs, IIITs is nomination-based and the prerogative of the government. The chairperson's pos...
30 Jan, 2023, 11.51 AM IST
Over 11k faculty positions vacant in central universities, IITs and IIMs: Ministry of EducationIn 45 Central Universities, a total of 6,180 posts of Professor, Associate Professor and Assistant Professor, out of 18,956 sanctioned post...
12 Dec, 2022, 04.03 PM IST
Over 10K seats across courses in IITs remained vacant in last 2 years, 8,700 in NITsAccording to the data, 5,484 seats remained unfilled in IITs in 2020-21. Of them, 476 seats were vacant in undergraduate courses (BTech), 3...
09 Feb, 2022, 11.47 PM IST
Over 32% sanctioned posts in central universities vacant: GovtOver 32 per cent of sanctioned posts in central universities across the country are lying vacant, Lok Sabha was informed on Monday. The hig...
15 Mar, 2021, 10.47 PM IST
IITs face 34% faculty crunch, Delhi's tech institute 29%The problem is not restricted to newer IITs like those in Palakkad, Tirupati and Goa, which don’t have the sanctioned faculty, but also in ...
01 Apr, 2018, 09.07 AM IST
35% of faculty posts vacant in IITs, 53% in central varsitiesPrakash Javadekar said the government is monitoring the recruitment process every month and the universities have already started the recru...
20 Aug, 2017, 10.31 AM IST
Vacant seats at IITs touch a 4-year highThe 23 IITs have a total of 10,962 seats and 121 of them remained vacant after completion of the counselling for admission.
02 Aug, 2017, 07.58 AM IST
Around 35 per cent shortfall of teachers in 23 IITs: RTIIn old IITs, 30% posts of teachers are lying vacant at IIT Bombay, Delhi (35%), Guwahati (27%), Kanpur (37%), Kharagpur (46%), Madras (28%)...
14 Feb, 2017, 06.54 PM IST
73 seats vacant at end of counselling in IITsVacancies in many institutions in northeast are being ascribed to reluctance of students from other parts of country to join there.
27 Jul, 2016, 01.04 PM IST
IIT seats go vacant as 769 refuse to joinIt's a rare situation where even general category seats in various IITs across the country have remained vacant after the first round of ad...
10 Jul, 2013, 07.50 AM IST
- 43% of teaching slots in IITs lying unfilled
Considering the shortage of academic staffs in old and reputable colleges, one would assume the condition of newly created institutes would...
30 Mar, 2013, 12.49 PM IST
- Huge shortage of faculty in IITs, IIMs
IITs and IIMs are facing a huge shortage of faculty despite having attractive pay structures, good accommodation and other perks, Lok Sabha...
21 Apr, 2010, 05.53 PM IST
- Large-scale vacancy in teaching posts in IITs, IIMs
Centrally-funded technical Institutions, including IITs and IIMs, are suffering due to about 25 per cent shortage of faculty, the Lok Sabha...
02 Dec, 2009, 02.46 PM IST
- Vacant SC/ST seats in IITs to be carried forward to next year
The vacant seats meant for the SC/ST candidates in the six new IITs will be carried forward to next academic session, the Joint Admission B...
13 Aug, 2008, 09.59 PM IST