# Bhatkhande varsity fills only 4 of 20 regular posts, steps up hiring 2026-10-11T06:46:30+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Bhatkhande Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya has accelerated recruitment to fill long-vacant teaching posts, vice-chancellor Prof Mandavi Singh said. Of 20 sanctioned regular faculty positions, only four are filled: one professor, two associate professors and one assistant professor. The vacancies date back to 2022, when the institution became a state university. Singh, who received a three-year extension in September, said scrutiny of applications for regular faculty is nearing completion. The university issued a recruitment advertisement in January, and another in August for accompanists and guest lecturers. No applications were received for several posts in classical arts, including Kathak professor, Kathak and folk dance associate professors, and violin assistant professor, partly due to reserved category status. Among accompanist posts, five of seven advertised tabla positions were filled, but none for sarangi or vocal accompanist. Singh said a fresh notification will be issued to attract applicants for the unfilled posts. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The university's recruitment drive addresses a severe staffing gap that has persisted since its 2022 upgrade. With only 20% of regular teaching posts filled, academic continuity has relied heavily on guest lecturers and accompanists, of which 36 of 52 and 7 of 35 positions, respectively, are occupied. The lack of applicants for specialised classical arts posts, compounded by reservation quotas, points to a systemic difficulty in attracting qualified candidates to niche disciplines. The next step is the issuance of a fresh notification to re-advertise unfilled posts. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com Straight factual report on vacancy numbers and recruitment steps This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Bhatkhande Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya, Lucknow, Mandavi Singh Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/bhatkhande-varsity-fills-only-4-of-20-regular-posts-steps-up-hiring/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/bhatkhande-varsity-fills-only-4-of-20-regular-posts-steps-up-hiring/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/