In a written reply to the Odisha Assembly, Higher Education Minister Suryabanshi Suraj disclosed that a total of 1,404 teaching positions are currently vacant across 17 state-run universities.
The breakdown includes:
- 260 Professor posts
- 453 Associate Professor posts
- 669 Assistant Professor posts
Ravenshaw University has the highest number of vacancies, followed by Utkal University. In addition to teaching roles, 2,286 non-teaching positions also remain unfilled across these institutions.
