Archive · 25 Jul 2025
Rahul Gandhi Alleges Modi Govt. Conspiracy on University Vacancies
Rahul Gandhi is accusing the Modi government of intentionally leaving many jobs for Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), and Other Backward Class (OBC) people unfilled in universities.
He says the government's actions are deliberate.
He points to data showing a lot of empty professor and associate professor jobs in these categories.
Gandhi believes this is done on purpose to stop these groups from being part of education and research.
He also noted the Congress party didn't address OBC concerns enough.
Rahul Gandhi alleged Modi government deliberately keeps SC, ST, and OBC posts vacant in central universities.
Gandhi cited government data showing high vacancy rates for professor and associate professor positions in reserved categories.
The government responded to questions on the number of filled posts for reserved categories in central universities.
Gandhi claims this is a conspiracy to exclude marginalized groups from academia.
Gandhi's statement followed his remarks on Congress's shortcomings on OBC issues.
- Who
- Rahul Gandhi and the Modi government.
- What
- Rahul Gandhi accused the Modi government of intentionally keeping SC, ST, and OBC posts vacant in central universities.
- When
- The statements were made recently following government replies to parliamentary questions.
- Where
- The issue concerns central universities across India.
- Why
- Gandhi claims it's a deliberate effort to exclude marginalized groups from education and policy-making.
Rahul Gandhi's View
Government's View
Intentional Vacancies vs. Unavailability
Rahul Gandhi's View
The government deliberately leaves positions vacant to exclude marginalized groups.
Government's View
Government's response to queries on appointments indicated positions are not filled because suitable candidates are unavailable.
- Professor Vacancies (OBC)
- 80%
- Professor Vacancies (ST)
- 83%
- Professor Vacancies (SC)
- 64%
- Associate Professor Vacancies (OBC)
- 69%
- Associate Professor Vacancies (ST)
- 65%
- Associate Professor Vacancies (SC)
- 51%