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Education Minister asks Central universities to fill vacancies by October
The Hindu
Dharmendra Pradhan tells V-Cs to work on mission mode to finish the task
Central universities have been given a two-month deadline to fill up their 6,000 plus vacancies, which form a third of all sanctioned faculty positions. “Let us work on a mission mode. During Shikshat Parv [Education Festival], let us start a campaign, a mission to fill up these 6,000 seats within September and October,” said Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in his first interaction with the Vice-Chancellors of 45 Central universities on Friday. He added that while there may be a few anomalies at some universities, all institutions should advertise their vacant posts by September 10.More Related News

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