IIT-Kanpur has no SC/ST faculty member at professor level, RTI reveals

IIT-Kanpur has no SC/ST faculty member at prof level: RTI info

The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT-K) has no Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe professor among its 257 professors, according to an RTI reply issued in February. Out of 957 sanctioned faculty…

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The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT-K) has no Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe professor among its 257 professors, according to an RTI reply issued in February. Out of 957 sanctioned faculty posts, 376 are vacant, nearly 39% of the strength. The data shows 25 SC and five ST faculty across all teaching ranks, mostly at lower levels.

IIT-K director Manindra Agrawal disputed the RTI reply, saying

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The RTI data and the director's


Source: hindustantimes.com

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