Education Ministry: No change in reserved category positions in educational institutions

The Ministry of Education (MoE) clarified on Sunday that no reserved posts can be de-reserved according to the draft guidelines by the University Grants Commission (UGC). 

It directed all Central Educational Institutions (CEIs) to fill vacancies strictly in accordance with the 2019 ACT.

The ministry emphasised that reservation in Central Educational Institutions (CEIs) is provided for all posts in direct recruitment in the Teacher's cadre as per the Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Teachers' Cadre) Act, 2019.

The circular from the Department of Personnel and Training states that a vacancy reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), or Other Backward Classes (OBCs) cannot be filled by a candidate other than an SC, ST, or OBC candidate, as the case may be.

"However, a reserved vacancy may be declared unreserved by following the procedure of de-reservation as given below; therefore, it can be filled as an unreserved vacancy," it adds.

The circular states that in "rare and exceptional cases," when a vacancy in a Group A position cannot remain vacant on account of public interest.