Gandhinagar: The recruitment process will be conducted by publishing advertisements for the recruitment of more than 24,700 teachers in various positions on different dates from August 2024 to December 2024, the Gujarat government announced today.

The Cabinet meeting, presided over by Chief Minister Shri Bhupendra Patel, has finalized the proposed recruitment calendar for the timely planning of teacher recruitment at various levels in Government Primary, Government, and Grant-in-Aid Secondary and Higher Secondary Schools across the state. Education Minister Dr. Kuberbhai Dindor and Minister of State Shri Prafulbhai Panseria will oversee the timely implementation of this proposed recruitment calendar, which will involve publishing advertisements for the recruitment of more than 24,700 teachers. State Government Spokesperson Minister Shri Rishikesh Patel provided detailed information on this planning.

The Minister stated, “according to the proposed recruitment calendar, advertisements for filling approximately 1200 Principal positions (HMAT pass candidates) and 2200 Senior Teacher positions in Grant-in-Aid Schools will be published on 01/08/2024.”

Around 4000 Teaching Assistant positions (TAT Higher Secondary pass candidates) in Government Higher Secondary Schools and Grant-in-Aid Higher Secondary Schools, including 750 Government Higher Secondary Education Assistant positions and 3250 Granted Higher Secondary Education Assistant positions, will be advertised on 01/09/2024.

Additionally, advertisements for a total of 3500 Teaching Assistant positions in Government and Grant-in-Aid Secondary Schools will be published on 01/10/2024, comprising 500 Government Secondary Teaching Assistant positions (TAT Secondary pass candidates) and 3000 Granted Secondary Teaching Assistant positions (TAT Secondary pass candidates).

Prospective recruitment advertisements for about 7000 posts for TET-2 pass candidates as Teaching Assistants in Gujarati Medium in Government Higher Primary Schools will be published on 01/11/2024. Announcements for approximately 600 posts of Vidyasahayak (Other Medium) TET-2 pass candidates in Government Higher Primary Schools are also expected on the same date.

Furthermore, recruitment for about 5000 posts for TET-1 pass candidates as Teaching Assistants in Gujarati medium in Government Primary Schools and around 1200 posts for TET-1 pass candidates as Teaching Assistants in other mediums in Government Primary Schools is likely to be announced on 01/12/2024.

Important decisions regarding the validity period of TET-1 and TET-2 examination certificates were made in the state cabinet meeting. According to these decisions, all candidates who passed TET-1 from 2012 to 2023 and TET-2 from 2011 to 2023 are eligible to apply under the recruitment rules.

Following this recruitment, the validity period of certificates for candidates who passed TET-1 and TET-2 in 2023 will be 5 years from the date of issue of the certificate or as per the new framework announced by NCTE under the National Education Policy 2020, whichever is earlier. Additionally, Teacher Eligibility Test Certificates for candidates who passed TET-1 and TET-2 before 2023 will be considered valid for this recruitment process, after that certificates issued before 2023 will not be considered valid, the minister clarified.

As per the resolution dated 29-04-2023, only the results of the two-level Teacher Aptitude Test conducted in 2023 for TAT-Secondary and TAT-Higher Secondary candidates will be considered for recruitment in Government and Aided Secondary and Higher Secondary Schools.

This decision aims to ensure an adequate number of teachers in state schools through this recruitment process, providing suitable candidates with opportunities. DeshGujarat