India Today: New Delhi: Tuesday, 15 April 2025.
Kashmir University is facing a major staff shortage, with nearly 20% of its approved posts lying vacant across departments. An RTI reply has revealed that hundreds of key teaching and non-teaching positions remain unfilled, affecting the smooth functioning of the university.
A critical shortage of
staff has been witnessed at the University of Kashmir, and the university had
nearly 20% of its approved posts vacant till February 2024.
A total of 570 posts were vacant against the sanctioned posts of 2,859 at the varsity in a reply offered by the varsity to a Right to Information Act (RTI) application.
The RTI petition, filed by Jammu-based activist Raman Kumar Sharma, disclosed that most of the vacant posts are in the teaching faculty.
More than 200 key posts, including professors, associate professors, and assistant professors, are vacant. There are also 110 junior assistant posts that are vacant.
According to information provided by Ghulam Mohammed Wani, Assistant Registrar, Central Public Information Officer, University, 47 positions of professors remain vacant out of 56 professor positions.
In the same vein, 91 positions of associate professors and 80 assistant professors remain vacant out of 120 associate professor posts. Vacancies have also occurred at the level of important administrative positions, where five out of seven director posts remain vacant.
Many key posts in various departments are lying vacant.
Among them are dean of college development council, dean of student welfare, academic coordinator, research fellow, and a few posts in physical education and nursing departments.
The Institute of Music and Fine Arts is also facing a shortage of staff, without a principal and only three out of seven senior teachers.
There are also other vacancies such as joint registrars, deputy registrars, assistant registrars, assistant programmers, and technical and administrative staff.
This staffing crisis highlights the ongoing challenge of filling critical roles at the university, potentially impacting its ability to deliver quality education and services.
(With PTI inputs)
Kashmir University is facing a major staff shortage, with nearly 20% of its approved posts lying vacant across departments. An RTI reply has revealed that hundreds of key teaching and non-teaching positions remain unfilled, affecting the smooth functioning of the university.
A total of 570 posts were vacant against the sanctioned posts of 2,859 at the varsity in a reply offered by the varsity to a Right to Information Act (RTI) application.
The RTI petition, filed by Jammu-based activist Raman Kumar Sharma, disclosed that most of the vacant posts are in the teaching faculty.
More than 200 key posts, including professors, associate professors, and assistant professors, are vacant. There are also 110 junior assistant posts that are vacant.
According to information provided by Ghulam Mohammed Wani, Assistant Registrar, Central Public Information Officer, University, 47 positions of professors remain vacant out of 56 professor positions.
In the same vein, 91 positions of associate professors and 80 assistant professors remain vacant out of 120 associate professor posts. Vacancies have also occurred at the level of important administrative positions, where five out of seven director posts remain vacant.
Many key posts in various departments are lying vacant.
Among them are dean of college development council, dean of student welfare, academic coordinator, research fellow, and a few posts in physical education and nursing departments.
The Institute of Music and Fine Arts is also facing a shortage of staff, without a principal and only three out of seven senior teachers.
There are also other vacancies such as joint registrars, deputy registrars, assistant registrars, assistant programmers, and technical and administrative staff.
This staffing crisis highlights the ongoing challenge of filling critical roles at the university, potentially impacting its ability to deliver quality education and services.
(With PTI inputs)
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