Hiring delay leaves 74 per cent faculty posts empty in Telangana State varsities

Nearly 74 percent of teaching posts in Telangana’s 11 State universities, including Osmania University, remain vacant despite the government issuing recruitment guidelines five months ago. The faculty shortage has severely impacted teaching, research, and funding prospects across campuses

Hyderabad: It has been five months since the State government issued guidelines for recruiting assistant professors in universities, yet there has been no progress in hiring, with nearly 74 percent of posts lying vacant. Only 753 regular faculty members are working out of 2,878 sanctioned posts in 11 State universities, including the famous and oldest Osmania University (OU).

As per information available with the Education Department, which compiled the data till August 2025, OU has a staggering 74 p