Haryana to recruit over 19,000 PG teachers

To overcome the shortage of teaching staff, the Haryana government has decided to recruit 19,902 post-graduate teachers for its schools across the state.
Recruitment for the newly sanctioned posts will be made on the pattern of Kendriya Vidyalayas run by the Central government, an official release quoting Education Minister Geeta Bhukkal said here today.
The government has also decided to set up a training institute in Jhajjar to impart necessary skills among the teachers before they join services.
Besides imparting pre-service and in-service training, it will run a four-year integrated degree course in the disciplines of Arts, Science and Commerce.

The minister said due to consistent efforts by the state government, Haryana's gross enrolment ratio has reached to about 20.13 per cent as compared to the National average of of 19.40 per cent.