Karnataka Govt to recruit 10 thousand guest teachers in schools for 2018

21-Jun-2018

The Primary and Secondary Education minister of Karnataka N Mahesh announced the list of 10,000 guest teachers to be recruited in government schools. He said that some of the teachers might be required only for one month and some may continue for the 10-month long academic year.

There are 22,501 vacancies for the post in government schools in the state already. In total, the government plans to recruit 25,000 teachers and their services will remain till the recruitment of regular teachers.

The government is hiring teachers in 1:2 ratio. The final list of one teacher for one post will be published on July 29. A last round of counseling with candidates will be done by August 5 and they will be given the joining letter on spot. The teachers can join duty within 15 days from the day of receiving the joining letter.

The vacancy of primary teachers (for which graduation is the minimum eligibility) for sixth to eighth grade in 2017 was highest in Kalaburgi—1153, followed by Raichur (952) and Bidar (929).