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The Ministry of Education (MOE) on Sunday clarified that no reserved post can be unreserved after the University Grants Commission (UGC) draft guidelines proposed that any post reserved for SC, ST and OBC candidates Also the vacancy can be declared unreserved if there are sufficient candidates. These categories are not available.
Also read: UGC suggests de-reserving SC, ST and OBC posts if sufficient reserved candidates are not available
The ‘Guidelines for Implementation of Reservation Policy of Government of India in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)’ is in the public domain for feedback from stakeholders.
The draft guidelines have drawn criticism from many quarters. The Congress alleged that there is a “conspiracy” to end the reservation given to SCs, STs and OBCs on posts in higher education institutions and that the Modi government is only doing “politics of symbolism” on the issues of Dalits, backward classes and tribals. .
JNU Students Union (JNUSU) has announced a protest against UGC Chairman M Jagadish Kumar on Monday over this issue.
Kumar also clarified that no reservation of reserved category posts in Central Educational Institutions (CEIs) has been canceled in the past and no such reservation is going to happen.
“Reservation is provided in Central Educational Institutions for all direct recruitment posts in Teachers Cadre as per the Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Teachers Cadre) Act, 2019.
“After the coming into force of this Act, no reserved posts will be unreserved. The Education Ministry has directed all CEIs to fill the vacancies strictly as per the 2019 Act,” the Education Ministry wrote on Twitter.
The UGC chairman also posted: “This is to clarify that there has been no reservation of reserved category posts in central educational institutions in the past and no such reservation is going to happen.
“It is important for all higher education institutions to ensure that all backlog posts of reserved category are filled through concerted efforts.”
According to the new draft guidelines of the UGC: “The vacancy reserved for SC or ST or OBC cannot be filled by any candidate other than a SC or ST or OBC candidate, as the case may be.
“However, a reserved vacancy can be declared unreserved by following the procedure for unreserved, after which it can be filled as unreserved vacancy.”
“There is a general restriction on dereserving reserved vacancies in the case of direct recruitment. However, in rare and exceptional cases when a vacancy in a Group A service cannot be allowed to remain vacant in public interest, the concerned University may prepare a The proposal for dereserving the vacancy must contain the following information: The proposal will be required to list – the efforts made to fill the post; the reasons why it cannot be allowed to remain vacant and the justification for dereserving. .
“The proposal for de-reservation in case of Group C or D should go to the Executive Council of the University and in case of Group A or B should be submitted to the Ministry of Education giving full details for necessary approval. After obtaining the approval After, the post can be filled and reservation can be carried forward,” the draft guidelines said.
In case of promotion, if sufficient number of SC and ST candidates are not available for promotion against reserved vacancies, such vacancies may be made unreserved and filled by candidates from other communities.
The power to approve reservation of reserved vacancies in such cases will be entrusted to the UGC and the Ministry of Education if certain conditions are fulfilled.
“The proposal may be considered if any candidate belonging to the category for which the vacancy is reserved is not available within the area of consideration or the extended area of consideration or is not eligible for promotion to the feeder cadre specified in the recruitment rules.
“The Liaison Officer for SCST of the University has seen and agreed to the approval of de-reservation. The proposal for de-reservation has been agreed to by the UGC and the appropriate authority in the Ministry of Education.
“In case of disagreement between the appointing authority and the Liaison Officer for SCs, STs of the university, the advice of the Department of Personnel and Training is obtained and implemented,” the guidelines said.
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