Over 900 teaching posts vacant across 12 DU colleges

More than 900 teaching posts are lying vacant across 12 Delhi University colleges funded by the Delhi government, leaving classrooms short of permanent faculty and putting academic delivery under strain.

More than 900 teaching posts remain vacant across 12 Delhi University colleges fully funded by the Delhi government, creating a deepening academic crisis that has stretched on for years. Latest data shows that against 1,508 sanctioned posts, only 528 permanent teachers are currently in place, leaving nearly two-thirds of the positions unfilled.

The shortage has begun to affect classrooms, course delivery, and academic continuity, with colleges increasingly dependent on guest lecturers to keep classes running.

These 12 colleges include DDU College, Maharaja Agrasen College, Keshav Mahavidyalaya, Bhagini Nivedita College, Bhaskaracharya College, Rajguru College, and Aditi Mahavidyalaya, institutions that cater largely to students from middle- and lower-income backgrounds.

Many of these colleges have been operating with skeletal faculty strength for several years.

According to teachers’ groups, the situation has worsened due to a combination of retirements, delayed recruitment, and the movement of ad-hoc teachers to permanent positions in other universities. As a result, the actual number of vacancies has now crossed 1,000 in practical terms.

The crisis has intensified after the introduction of the four-year undergraduate programme under the National Education Policy. From the 2025–26 academic session, students have entered their fourth year, significantly increasing the teaching load.