Srinagar, Sept. 8 -- As many as 172 government posts in Jammu and Kashmir are pending due to clarifications, court cases and other departmental issues, according to details available in an official document.

The data, accessed by the news agency-Kashmir News Observer (KNO), shows that the Higher Education Department has 92 posts pending, including 88 Assistant Professor posts in various disciplines, for which clarification is awaited from the Higher Education Department. Written examinations for 52 of these posts have already been conducted.

Another two posts of Assistant Professor in Biotechnology Engineering and two posts of Assistant Professor in Food Engineering & Technology are pending due to the non-availability of syllabus.

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