After the Indian Institute of Management (IIMs), it is now the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) that have begun quota-based faculty hiring by placing advertisements. Faculty hiring, which used to be under the autonomy of premier institutes, has seen a shift since 2019 when the Ministry of Education (the then MHRD) pushed for reservations in faculty positions at centrally funded higher education institutions (HEIs).
As a result, HEIs, including IITs, have now begun advertising for faculty positions to be filled by SC/ST/OBC/EWS candidates.
The move comes in the wake of the Ministry of Education setting a deadline of September 4, 2022 for