Two-thirds of faculty posts lie vacant in 14,000 ITIs, govt data shows

Only 73,384 posts filled out of 205,635 sanctioned; Andhra tops with 86% posts lying vacant, followed by Rajasthan (84%) and Madhya Pradesh (82%)

Two out of every three faculty posts remain vacant in close to 14,000 Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) across all the 37 states and union territories (UTs) in the country.

According to the data available on the National Council for Vocational Training (NCVT) portal, only 73,384 ITI faculty posts are filled out of 205,635 sanctioned posts leading to a vacancy of around 65 per cent.  

Of the 20 major states, Andhra Pradesh leads the chart with 86 per cent faculty positions lying vacant, followed by Rajasthan (84 per cent), Madhya Pradesh (82 per cent) and Uttar Pradesh (81 per cent). Tamil