242 new universities within the final 5 years, no new IITs or IIMs: Centre

By Express News Service

NEW DELHI: No new IIT or IIM has been opened within the final 5 years, the Rajya Sabha was knowledgeable. There are 23 IITs and 20 IIMs in India.

However, 242 universities had been opened within the final 5 years, which incorporates 140 personal universities, adopted by 90 state public universities, Minister of State for Education Dr Subas Sarkar mentioned in a written reply.

At current, there are 23 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and 20 Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) functioning within the nation, he mentioned.

Giving particulars, the minister mentioned that 4 deemed-to-be universities had been opened, whereas eight Central Universities had been began over the past 5 years.

While in 2018-19, a complete of 60 universities had been opened, in 2019-20, the determine was 34.

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In 2020-21, 46 new universities had been opened, whereas in 2021-22, the determine stood at 62.

In 2022-23, 40 universities had been opened.

12,099 educating posts to be crammed up in KVs

When it got here to the Kendriya Vidyalaya, 12,099 vacant posts of educating employees had been being sought to be crammed up, the Rajya Sabha was knowledgeable.

In a written reply,  Minister of State for Education Annapurna Devi mentioned that “as per the information received from KVS, advertisements for filling up of 12099 vacant posts of teaching staff (up to the year 2023) through direct recruitment had been notified in December 2022.”

The minister mentioned the vacancies come up as a consequence of retirement, resignation, promotion and extra requirement on account of up-gradation / sanctioning of recent streams in addition to enhancement of scholars’ energy.

“Filling up of vacancies is a continuous process and efforts are made to fill up the vacancies as per the provisions of the relevant recruitment rules,” she mentioned.

Teachers are additionally engaged on a contractual foundation for a short lived period by Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) to make sure that the teaching-learning course of shouldn’t be hampered.

NEW DELHI: No new IIT or IIM has been opened within the final 5 years, the Rajya Sabha was knowledgeable. There are 23 IITs and 20 IIMs in India.

However, 242 universities had been opened within the final 5 years, which incorporates 140 personal universities, adopted by 90 state public universities, Minister of State for Education Dr Subas Sarkar mentioned in a written reply.

At current, there are 23 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and 20 Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) functioning within the nation, he mentioned.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

Giving particulars, the minister mentioned that 4 deemed-to-be universities had been opened, whereas eight Central Universities had been began over the past 5 years.

While in 2018-19, a complete of 60 universities had been opened, in 2019-20, the determine was 34.

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In 2020-21, 46 new universities had been opened, whereas in 2021-22, the determine stood at 62.

In 2022-23, 40 universities had been opened.

12,099 educating posts to be crammed up in KVs

When it got here to the Kendriya Vidyalaya, 12,099 vacant posts of educating employees had been being sought to be crammed up, the Rajya Sabha was knowledgeable.

In a written reply,  Minister of State for Education Annapurna Devi mentioned that “as per the information received from KVS, advertisements for filling up of 12099 vacant posts of teaching staff (up to the year 2023) through direct recruitment had been notified in December 2022.”

The minister mentioned the vacancies come up as a consequence of retirement, resignation, promotion and extra requirement on account of up-gradation / sanctioning of recent streams in addition to enhancement of scholars’ energy.

“Filling up of vacancies is a continuous process and efforts are made to fill up the vacancies as per the provisions of the relevant recruitment rules,” she mentioned.

Teachers are additionally engaged on a contractual foundation for a short lived period by Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) to make sure that the teaching-learning course of shouldn’t be hampered.