Of the 20 IITs, nine reported staff vacancies exceeding 35%.
| Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA
Over 15 lakh students appeared for the high-stakes Joint Entrance Examination this year to secure a seat in the country’s premier technical institutions. The competition has always been gruelling, particularly for the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), with roughly 80 students competing for every undergraduate seat in the 23 IITs.
However, data on vacant teaching positions in these institutes, obtained by The Hindu through the Right to Information (RTI) Act, raise questions on whether the students who surmount extraordinary challenges to get admitted receive the quality of education they deserve.
Published – June 10, 2026 07:42 am IST
