Jammu, April 13 -- Nearly 20 per cent of the 2,859 sanctioned posts in the University of Kashmir were lying vacant as on February 2024, the varsity said in response to an application filed under Right to Information Act (RTI), highlighting significant staff shortage across departments.
The application filed by Jammu-based RTI activist Raman Kumar Sharma in February this year revealed that majority of the vacancies are at the faculty level. This includes over 200 key posts of professors, associate professors and assistant professors, besides 110 junior assistants.
Against the sanctioned strength of 2,859 posts, 570 posts were vacant as on February 29, 2024, Central Public Information Officer of the University of Kashmir, Ghulam Mohammed Wa...