# Only one of 32 Rajasthan universities hired regular teachers in 2.5 years 2026-08-24T19:43:25+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Only one of Rajasthan's 32 state-funded universities has completed regular faculty recruitment between January 2024 and July 2026, the state government told the assembly. Four universities advertised regular posts during this period, while another issued a call for contractual appointments, even as a large number of teachers retired. Eight major universities have 1,211 vacant teaching posts, Rajasthan University alone has 615 vacancies against 1,016 sanctioned posts, or about 61%. Administrative and legal hurdles, including disputes over recruitment rules and reservation rosters, have stalled hiring. Universities need state government financial and administrative approval to advertise vacancies. Many have turned to guest faculty and research scholars paid hourly honorariums. The shortage has worsened student-teacher ratios, with over 100 students per teacher in some Rajasthan University departments. Higher Education Minister Prem Chand Bairwa has directed universities to complete recruitment promptly. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Rajasthan's 32 state universities are autonomous in theory but remain dependent on the state government for financial and administrative clearance to recruit, creating a bottleneck that the minister's directive alone cannot break. The 1,211 vacancies across eight major universities mean roughly one in four sanctioned posts is empty, a ratio that directly affects NAAC accreditation and the university's ability to offer the multidisciplinary courses required under the National Education Policy 2020. Thousands of NET, SET and PhD-qualified candidates wait for recruitment drives that may not come before they age out of eligibility. The assembly question that yielded these figures came from the Congress, indicating the issue will remain a political point. The next concrete test is whether the state government issues the required financial approval for the four universities that have already advertised. ## Coverage - newindianexpress.com Straight reporting of government data and minister's response, with no editorialising despite a critical quote from an educationist. This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: National Education Policy 2020, Prem Chand Bairwa, Rajasthan, Rajasthan University Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/only-one-of-32-rajasthan-universities-hired-regular-teachers-in-2-5-years/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/only-one-of-32-rajasthan-universities-hired-regular-teachers-in-2-5-years/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. 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/