President Gives Assent to Central Education Bill about Faculty Reservation

The Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Teachers' Cadre) Act, 2019 has received assent from the President and will be deemed to have come into force on 7th March 2019. The Act replaces the Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Teachers' Cadre) Ordinance, 2019 which now stands repealed.

The Act provides for the reservation of posts in appointments by direct recruitment of persons belonging to the SC, ST and economically backward classes to teachers' cadre in some of the Central Educational Institutions.

The reservation of posts in direct recruitment in Teacher's cadre will be carried out in the following manner:

• 27% Reservation for socially and educationally backward classes
• 15% Reservation for Scheduled Castes
• 10% Reservation for economically weaker sections
• 7.5% Reservation for Scheduled Tribes

However, not all Central Educational Institutions will not come under the respective Act. The Act leaves out the institutions of excellence, research institutions, institutions of national and strategic importance and a Minority Educational Institution.

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As per the present Act, it will allow filling up of more than 7000 existing vacancies in Central Educational Institutions and will also make a way for filling over 3 lakh vacancies in the Central and State Educational Institutions.

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