New Delhi, July 24 -- More than 80 per cent of posts sanctioned in central universities for professors under the OBC and Scheduled Tribe (ST) categories are vacant, data provided by the Centre in Parliament has revealed.

Union Minister of State for Education Sukanta Majumdar shared the numbers on the category-wise number of sanctioned posts and number of positions filled for professors, associate professors, and assistant professors in Central University as of June 30, 2025, in a reply to a unstarred question in Rajya Sabha from RJD MP Manoj Kumar Jha during the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament.

Under OBC category, only 84 of 423 posts sanctioned for professors have been filled, as per the data, first published by the Indian Expres...