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Andhra orders teachers recruitment drive for over 16,000 vacancies

The Andhra Pradesh government on Thursday initiated the first step to begin the recruitment of 16,347 government teachers by issuing an order (GO) and completing the procedure by the end of 2024. Chief Secretary Neerabh Kumar Prasad directed the commissioner of school education to take all the necessary steps to conduct the Mega DSC (District Selection Committee) 2024 and complete the process of filling up teacher posts by December 31, 2024. "Government hereby decides to fill up (16,347) teacher posts in School Education and other line departments dealing with education through Mega DSC 2024," said Prasad in the GO. Endorsing teacher recruitment was the first file signed by new Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu after assuming office on Thursday, which was a poll promise. Besides the teacher recruitment project, Naidu also approved other projects pertaining to his poll promises on enhancing welfare pensions and others. Welfare pensions to eligible beneficiaries have been hiked t

National Award To Teachers 2024: MoE invites nominations; how to apply

The Ministry of Education invites applications for the National Award to Teachers (Higher Education) 2024. The last date to apply is June 20, 2024 and the awards will be given away on Sept 5, 2024

SC stays Calcutta HC order cancelling over 25,000 jobs in education dept

The top court, however, permitted the central probe agency, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), to continue with its investigation and said it may probe even members of the state cabinet if needed

SC says WB recruitment scam 'systemic fraud', state's duty to keep records

Terming the alleged recruitment scam in West Bengal "systemic fraud", the Supreme Court on Tuesday said authorities were duty-bound to maintain the digitised records pertaining to the appointment of 25,753 teachers and non-teaching staff. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was hearing a batch of petitions challenging the Calcutta High Court's April 22 decision that invalidated the appointment of 25,753 teachers and non-teaching staff in state-run and state-aided schools of West Bengal. "The public job is so scarce.... Nothing remains if the faith of the public goes. This is systemic fraud. Public jobs are extremely scarce today and are looked at for social mobility. What remains in the system if their appointments are also maligned? People will lose faith, how do you countenance this?" the CJI asked the lawyers representing the state government. The bench said the state government has nothing to show that the data was ...

UP students pass exam after writing 'Jai Shree Ram' in answer sheets

Two UP state university professors face action after students were found passing exam by writing 'Jai Shri Ram' and cricketers' names on their answer sheets

KTET 2024: Registration at ktet.kerala.gov.in, date extended till May 2

The registration deadline for the KTET Kerala, Pareeksha Bhavan has been extended until May 2, 2024. Candidates can submit applications for the test via KTET official website

Teachers gather against Calcutta HC order in SSC recruitment case

The political heat in West Bengal has been giving the rising mercury levels serious competition since the SSC order

Bihar Sakshamta result 2024 is out for classes 9-12, here's how to check

BSEB has released the result of the Sakshamta Pariksha or Competency examination for teachers of classes 9-12. Candidates can check the results on the official website, bsebsakshamta.com

CTET 2024 July exam: Registration for examination ends today, check details

CTET 2024 July: The registration date to apply for the CTET 2024 examination ends today. Candidates can apply through the official website, ctet.nic.in.

Want to fill gaps created by shortcomings of teachers with technology: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said he wants to bring the best education for children in the country and fill any gaps created by shortcomings of teachers with technology. In an interaction with philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, Modi said that visual content is being developed to cater to children's interests. "I want to bring the best education to our children. The shortcomings of teachers, I want to fill with technology. If a child's interest lies in visuals, in storytelling, we are developing content in that direction. I have conducted some surveys, I have seen, children are really enjoying it," he said. In the candid, free-wheeling chat, Modi spoke at length on how India has democratised technology for the benefit of its citizens, embracing the power of digital for improving lives, and exuded confidence that the country will take remarkable strides in the fourth industrial revolution, that has digital at its core. Modi also cautioned that a powerful ..

BPSC TRE 3.0 exam 2024: All about Bihar School Teacher recruitment exams

The Bihar Public Service Commission will hold the Bihar School Teacher Recruitment exam 3.0 from today. The BPSC TRE 3.0 tests will be of 2.5 hours and will be held in two shifts

BSEB Sakshamta Pariksha 2024: Teacher competency exam starts from today

The first Bihar Sakshamta Pariksha 2024 or competency exam is starting today, February 26, to be held by the Bihar School Education Board (BSEB). These exams will wrap up by March 6

TN TRB SGT 2024 registration begins, candidates can apply for 1768 seats

The application process begins for 1,768 secondary grade teachers (SGT) by the Tamil Nadu Teacher Recruitment Board (TN TRB) today. Here's how to apply for the registration

BPSC TRE 2024: BPSC releases Bihar teacher recruitment notification

Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) released the third phase for Bihar teacher recruitment. Candidates can apply from February 10, check details here

9,218 teachers fined Rs 1.54 cr for committing errors in exam assessment

More than 9,000 schoolteachers in Gujarat were slapped with cumulative fine of Rs 1.54 crore over a period of two years for committing errors in totalling marks during the evaluation of Classes X and XII board exam answer sheets, the state Assembly was informed on Tuesday. Responding to a query by Congress MLA Kirit Patel during Question Hour, state education minister Kuber Dindor admitted that as many as 9,218 teachers - 3,350 of Class X and 5,868 of Class XII - had committed errors in calculating marks during the assessment of board exam answer sheets in 2022 and 2023. As per the written reply tabled in the House, the state government had slapped a cumulative fine of Rs 1.54 crore on these teachers. The average fine comes to around Rs 1,600 per teacher. Of these 9,218 erring teachers, 6,561, including 2,563 who had examined answer sheets of Class X and 3,998 of Class XII, have already deposited a little over Rs 1 crore. As many as 2,657 teachers, including 787 of Class 10 and ...

CTET January Provisional Answer Key 2024 expected to be out by January 24

CBSE successfully held the CTET 2024 exam on January 21. According to the CTET 2024 exam timetable, the exam was held in two shifts

CBSE CTET Admit Card 2024 released, here's how to check and download

The admit card for CBSE CTET January 2024 has been released. Candidates can check and download the admit card on the official website, ctet.nic.in

TN TRB annual planner 2024 out at trb.tn.gov.in; 6281 posts to be filled

The Tamil Nadu Teachers Recruitment Board (TN TRB) has announced the tentative recruitment calendar for the year 2024-25, on January 10. Candidates can access the calendar from trb.tn.gov.in

Savitribai Phule Jayanti 2024: Celebrating India's first woman teacher

India celebrates the birth anniversary of the first women teacher, Savitribai Phule. She is known for her work as a social worker, teacher and poet

Bihar to give govt employee status to 350,000 contractual teachers

The Bihar Cabinet on Tuesday decided to give government employee status to around 3.5 lakh contractual (Niyojit) teachers, teaching in different government-run schools in the state, an official said. The decision to this effect was taken in the cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. "Immediately after notification by the state government in this regard, these contractual teachers, teaching in different state-run schools for the last several years, will be considered as 'exclusive teachers', with government employee status. A proposal in this regard was mooted by the state Education department before the cabinet on Tuesday, which was later approved", S Siddharth, Additional Chief Secretary (Cabinet Secretariat), told reporters after the cabinet meeting. While elaborating on the process of the newly approved policy, Siddharth said, "These exclusive teachers will have to clear competency examinations for continuing the status of a government employee. Clearing competen