Minister Sukanta Majumdar said there is no proposal to set up an Indian Education Service for top HEI appointments.
He noted that central universities and HEIs, being statutory autonomous bodies, already follow their own acts and rules for appointments.
The ministry has launched CU-Chayan and a separate VC recruitment portal to streamline and standardise hiring processes.
Centre Rules Out Proposal for Indian Education Service
MoE tells Rajya Sabha no plan to create a central cadre for appointing VCs, Chancellors or Registrars in higher education institutions.
Summary
Any proposals for setting up an Indian Education Service for appointment to the post of Chancellor, Vice Chancellor, Pro-Chancellor and Registrar in higher education institutions was ruled out by the Ministry of Education on Wednesday.
Minister of State for Education Sukanta Majumdar said this in response to a written question in the Rajya Sabha.
"There is no such proposal under consideration on the setting up of Indian Education Service. Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are statutory autonomous organisations established under respective central acts of Parliament and governed by the provisions," Majumdar said.
The incumbents to the posts of Chancellor, Vice Chancellor, Pro-Chancellor and Registrar at HEIs are appointed in a transparent way by following the terms of their individual acts, statutes, ordinances, regulations or the recruiting procedures framed thereunder.
Majumdar stated that the CU-Chayan, a unified recruitment platform created to simplify, standardise, and make the faculty recruitment process transparent for all central universities throughout India, was introduced by his ministry in partnership with Delhi University.
"It is a platform that connects employers with potential job candidates, simplifying the recruitment process and making it more efficient. Similarly, a portal for recruitment of Vice-Chancellors to central universities has also been launched," Majumdar said.
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