1,310 prof posts vacant in Central varsities: Irani

There are 1,310 posts of professors that are vacant in various Central universities as on September 1, 2015, the HRD Ministry said on Thursday.

HRD Minister Smriti Irani said this in the Rajya Sabha, adding that her ministry and University Grants Commission (UGC) have repeatedly written to Central universities to expedite filling of vacancies and are continuously monitoring the process.

In a reply to another question, Irani said the percentage of girl candidates (out of total registered candidates) in undergraduate engineering Joint Entrance Exam (Main) has registered an increase from 26.48 per cent (in 2014) to 26.73 per cent (in 2015).