The total number of applicants from OBC, SC, ST and Economically Weaker Sections (22,740 applications) exceeds the number of applicants from the general category (20,500). Applications are being submitted through the newly launched ‘CU Chayan’, the UGC’s job portal to manage appointments of faculty members in various Central Universities in the country.
The portal, launched in May 2023, has so far seen 47,154 profile creations. The highest number of applications were from States such as Uttar Pradesh (10,882), West Bengal (2,715) and Bihar (2,243). Of the applicants 34% are women, according to the data from the portal accessed by The Hindu.