Archive · 22 Sep 2025
Odisha High Court Issues Notice on Faculty Vacancies
Imagine schools and colleges need teachers, but many jobs are empty.
In Odisha, many teacher jobs at public universities are open because they haven't hired new teachers for a few years.
A lot of professors, associate professors, and assistant professors positions are empty.
The High Court in Odisha is now asking the government why there are so many empty teaching positions.
This could make it harder for students to learn because there may be less teachers, or the class size may become larger.
The court wants the government to explain what they're doing to fix it.
The Orissa High Court issued notices to the Odisha higher education department.
The notices concern the significant number of vacant faculty positions in public universities.
Approximately 67% of faculty posts are vacant across 15 public universities.
No faculty recruitment has taken place since 2022.
The High Court will hear the matter again on November 10.
- Who
- Orissa High Court and the Odisha state government
- What
- The High Court issued a notice regarding faculty vacancies in public universities.
- When
- The notice was issued on Monday.
- Where
- Odisha, specifically 15 public universities
- Why
- To address the large number of vacant faculty positions affecting academic activities.
- Affected Universities
- 15 public universities in Odisha
- Vacant Faculty Posts
- Approximately 67%
- Total Faculty Posts
- 2,006
- Vacant Professor Posts
- 242 of 265
- Last Recruitment
- 2022
- Hearing Date
- November 10