UGC chairman Jagadesh Kumar said the portal will provide a common platform for listing vacancies in all central universities (CU), and will completely shift the recruitment process online. Kumar said the portal will provide a common platform for listing vacancies in all central universities (CU), and will completely shift the recruitment process online.
“The portal will provide a single platform for candidates seeking jobs in central universities. They will register themselves on the portal and create a personalized dashboard for themselves. They will be able to track their applications in real-time, also can keep updating their application and transfer that to any CU which has advertised faculty positions. Registered applicants will also get an auto email informing them about the new vacancies advertised by any CU,” Kumar said.
The platform also enables universities to track applications in real time. “The portal will also provide real-time analysis and insights into the application process. The screening committee of the university concerned can view details of the applicants, and check the uploaded document against each entry. Points and comments of the screening committee can also be recorded on the portal,” he said.
“Using backend data analytics on the CU-Chayan portal, the UGC will gather data on how many positions are filled, how many vacancies are there, whether reservations are being followed as per rules etc. This will help UGC to handhold CUs to fast-track the recruitment process,” the UGC chairperson said.
Currently, all 46 central universities conduct recruitment processes through their individual portals, and advertise the vacancies on their official websites and newspapers. With CU-Chayan, he said, the central universities will continue with the current practice of putting out advertisements in newspapers but they will “have to deactivate their recruitment portals”.
“In case of current recruitments for which advertisements have already been issued, the universities can go ahead without using this portal. However, all future recruitments will take place on this portal, and applicants have to apply only on the CU-Chayan portal,” the UGC chairperson said.
