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30/01/24 09:48 AM IST

UGC dereservation policy

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  • The Union government and the University Grants Commission (UGC) were seen issuing clarifications that faculty positions in universities reserved for SC, ST, OBC, and EWS candidates will not be opened to the general category.
De-reservation
  • The chapter states that while there is a general ban on the dereservation of reserved faculty vacancies in the case of direct recruitment, in exceptional circumstances, it can be done if a university can provide adequate justification.
  • In this context, direct recruitment means the process of appointing teachers by inviting applications after publicly advertising the posts.
  • Dereservation, on the other hand, means opening up faculty positions that were originally reserved for specific categories (SC, ST, OBC, EWS candidates) to applicants belonging to the general category if those positions remain vacant despite efforts to fill them.
  • The draft guidelines specify that proposals for dereservation of Group A and Group B level jobs should be submitted to the Education Ministry, while proposals for Group C and D level posts should be forwarded to the Executive Council, the highest decision-making body of the university, for special permission.
  • In a university, all faculty positions (assistant professor, associate professor, and professor) fall under Group A.
  • Section officers in a higher education institution typically hold Group B level positions, clerks and junior assistants fall under Group C, and multitasking staff, such as peons, are classified under Group D.
  • According to the draft UGC guidelines, the proposal for dereservation would need to include information such as the designation, pay scale, name of the service, responsibilities, required qualifications, efforts made to fill the post, and reasons why it cannot be allowed to remain vacant in the public interest
  • According to the DOPT handbook, dereservation is only permitted for direct recruitment for Group A posts in exceptional circumstances. In contrast, the draft UGC guidelines extend this provision to posts of Grade B, C, and D as well. The reason for this extension by the committee is not clear.
Govt. response
  • Reservation in Central Educational Institutions (CEI) is provided for all posts in direct recruitment in Teacher’s cadre as per the Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Teachers’ Cadre) Act, 2019. After enactment of this Act, no reserved post is to be de-reserved.
  • The Ministry of Education has given directives to all the CEIs to fill up the vacancies strictly as per the 2019 ACT.
Source- Indian Express

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