Vacant post of Directors, Scientists and Students researchers
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 612
ANSWERED ON 24/07/2025
VACANT POSTS OF DIRECTORS, SCIENTISTS, STUDENTS AND RESEARCHERS
SHRI CHANDRAKANT DAMODAR HANDORE:
Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:
(a) the number of posts of Directors, Scientists and Students researchers vacant at present;
(b) the number of these vacancies reserved for SCs, STs, and OBCs;
(c) the number of Scientists of SC/ST category recruited in last five years out of the total recruitment at different levels;
(d) the time by when these positions are excepted to be filled; and
(e) whether there is delay and denial of promotion to the SC/ST category scientist in the name of modified flexible complementing scheme and, if so, the details thereof, and the corrective steps taken by Government in this regard?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR THE MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY & EARTH SCIENCES
(DR. JITENDRA SINGH)
(a) to (b): The number of posts of Directors, Scientists and Students researchers vacant at present and the number of these vacancies reserved for SCs, STs, and OBCs in Ministry is given below:-
Department of Science and Technology (DST)
| Name of the Post | Total Number of Vacant Positions | Number of Reserved Vacant Positions | ||
| SC | ST | OBC | ||
| Director | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scientists | 187 | 16 | 9 | 33 |
| Students & Researchers | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Department of Biotechnology (DBT)
| Name of the Post | Total Number of Vacant Positions | Number of Reserved Vacant Positions | ||
| SC | ST | OBC | ||
| Director | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scientists | 114 | 12 | 6 | 20 |
| Students & Researchers | 51 | 8 | 4 | 14 |
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
| Name of the Post | Total Number of Vacant Positions | Number of Reserved Vacant Positions | ||
| SC | ST | OBC | ||
| Director | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scientists | 2238 | 278 | 136 | 468 |
| *Students & Researchers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
*There are no sanctioned posts for student researchers in CSIR.
(c) The number of Scientists of SC/ST category recruited in last five years at different levels is given below:
| Name of the Department | Category of Recruitment | |
| SC | ST | |
| Department of Science and Technology (DST) | 16 | 8 |
| Department of Biotechnology (DBT) | 22 | 5 |
| Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) | 69 | 36 |
(c) Recruitment is a continuous process and efforts are being made to fill up the vacancies periodically as per the relevant rules.
(d) There is no delay and denial of promotion to the SC/ST category scientist in the name of Modified Flexible Complementing Scheme.
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