(a) the number of Assistant Professors/Professors in all Central Universities, category-wise (UR/OBC/SC/ ST);
(b) the names of the Central Universities set up from 2013 till date;
(c) the number of students in the said newly set up Universities category-wise (UR/OBC/SC/ST); and
(d) the number of Universities proposed to be set up in the year 2020, State-wise?
MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL ‘NISHANK’)
(a): The category-wise number of Assistant Professors/Professors in respect of 40 Central Universities and Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) under the purview of Ministry of Human Resource Development are given hereunder. As on 01.01.2020 Category of the Post Number of Sanctioned Faculty Posts UR OBC SC ST Assistant Professor 5805 2178 1352 696 Professor 1660 269 297 133
IGNOU (As on 01.01.2020) Category of the Post Number of Sanctioned Faculty Posts UR OBC SC ST Assistant Professor 137 44 36 18 Professor 39 8 10 5
(b) & (c): The names of Central Universities set up from 2013 till date are as under:- (i) Mahatma Gandhi Central University (ii) Central University of Andhra Pradesh (iii) Central Tribal University of Andhra Pradesh
Category-wise number of students in the newly set up Universities is as under:- Sl.No. Name of the Central University Number of Students UR OBC SC ST 1. Mahatma Gandhi Central University 468 228 58 16 2. Central University of Andhra Pradesh 31 28 20 10 3. Central Tribal University of Andhra Pradesh 17 49 12 44
(d): The setting up of institutions of higher education is an ongoing process. A number of higher educational institutions including Central Universities have already been established. Following the 12th Plan (2012-17), as approved by the National Development Council, the thrust is on consolidation of higher education system. Expansion is to be done mainly by scaling up capacity of the existing institutions in place of setting up new institutions. Further, ‘Education’ being a concurrent subject, the State Governments are also taking various initiatives.
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