HRD Ministry mulls bringing faculty reservation ordinance in two weeks

UGC in October last year had issued rules and had made reservation applicable at the department level instead of at the university level

The ministry of Human Resource Development is likely to come up with an ordinance in the next two weeks to restore the reservation policy in the appointment of teaching staff at universities, reported Livemint.

Union HRD minister Prakash Javadekar last week had said that the ministry was preparing to take action on the issue of faculty reservation.

The University Grants Commission (UGC) in October last year had issued guidelines/rules and had made reservation applicable at the department level instead of at the university level. Professors across universities and critics all over the country had criticised the UGC move, arguing it