India / 39 posts of chairman, directors vacant at IITs, NITs: Education Minister

Thirty-nine posts of chairman and directors are vacant at the IITs and NITs, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan told Lok Sabha on Monday. "Eight posts of chairman at IITs and 21 posts of chairman vacant at NITs. Further, five posts of directors are vacant in both IITs and NITs," he said. Pradhan was responding to a written question in the House.

Vikrant Shekhawat : Jul 20, 2021, 07:48 AM
New Delhi: Thirty-nine posts of chairman and directors are vacant at the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and the National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Lok Sabha was informed on Monday.

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan gave the information in response to a written question in the House.

"At present, eight posts of chairman at IITs and 21 posts of chairman at NITs are vacant. Further, five posts of directors in IITs and five posts in NITs are vacant. The nomination and selection of chairman and other posts is a continuous process," Pradhan said.