Teacher reservations unchanged: Education ministry on UGC draft guidelines

In response to UGC draft guidelines released in December proposing the potential de-reservation of reserved posts, the Ministry of Education released a statement on X on Sunday, asserting its commitment to the Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Teachers' Cadre) Act, 2019, ensuring no de-reservation occurs.

"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," the education ministry stated.

"After enactment of this Act, no reserved post is to be de-reserved. Ministry of Education has given directives to all the CEIs to fill up the vacancies strictly as per the 2019 ACT," it



added.

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and UGC Chairperson M Jagadeesh Kumar reiterated the steadfastness in maintaining reserved category positions, dispelling any ambiguity.

"This is to clarify that there has been no de-reservation of reserved category positions in Central Educational Institutions (CEI) in the past and there is going to be no such de-reservation. It is important for all HEIs to ensure that all backlog positions in the reserved category are filled up through concerted efforts," UGC Chairman M Jagadesh Kumar states via the UGC India account on X on Sunday.

"Not a single reserved post will be de-reserved. There is no scope for ambiguity after the Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Teachers' Cadre) Act, 2019," Dharmendra Pradhan told PTI on Sunday.