UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — One in every 3 faculty posts vacant in top technical institutes
Q1. With reference to Centrally Funded Technical Institutes (CFTIs) under the Ministry of Education, consider the following institutions:
1. Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs)
2. Central Universities
3. Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs)
4. Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs)
Which of the above are correctly identified as CFTIs?
- Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs)
- Central Universities
- Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs)
- Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs)
- A. 1 and 3 only
- B. 2 and 4 only
- C. 1, 3 and 4 only
- D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Q2. Centrally Funded Technical Institutes (CFTIs), from which the RTI faculty-vacancy data reported in 2026 was sought, are administratively under which one of the following?
- A. Ministry of Science and Technology
- B. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
- C. Ministry of Education
- D. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research
Q3. The National Institutes of Technology (NITs), which feature in the 2026 RTI disclosure on faculty vacancies in CFTIs, derive their status as Institutions of National Importance from which one of the following?
- A. The Institutes of Technology Act, 1961
- B. The National Institutes of Technology Act, 2007
- C. The Indian Institutes of Management Act, 2017
- D. The University Grants Commission Act, 1956
Q4. With reference to faculty vacancies in Centrally Funded Technical Institutes (CFTIs), consider the following statements comparing the 2026 RTI disclosure with the earlier CAG audit findings:
1. The CAG audit had flagged faculty vacancies ranging from about 5% to 36% in seven IITs.
2. The 2026 RTI received responses from all 122 CFTIs that were surveyed.
3. The 2026 RTI data showed an overall faculty vacancy of about 35% across the responding CFTIs.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- The CAG audit had flagged faculty vacancies ranging from about 5% to 36% in seven IITs.
- The 2026 RTI received responses from all 122 CFTIs that were surveyed.
- The 2026 RTI data showed an overall faculty vacancy of about 35% across the responding CFTIs.
- A. 1 only
- B. 1 and 3 only
- C. 2 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Q5. Which one of the following is the first (oldest) Indian Institute of Technology among the CFTIs covered by the 2026 RTI disclosure on faculty vacancies?
- A. IIT Bombay
- B. IIT Madras
- C. IIT Delhi
- D. IIT Kharagpur