The state government has announced that it will recruit 7,500 teachers to permanent positions in secondary and higher secondary schools over the next three months. This comes a day after the police detained several qualified teachers, who had been demanding jobs in government and grant-in-aid schools, in a protest near the Secretariat in Gandhinagar on Jun 18.
Minister Rushikesh Patel, whose cabinet portfolios include higher and technical education and medical education, announced the decision following a cabinet meeting led by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel.
A total of 3,500 candidates who have cleared TAT-1 will be recruited to teach in Classes 9 and 10, and 4,000 candidates of TAT-2 will be recruited for Classes 11 and 12, he said. These teachers will fill 500 vacancies for TAT-1 candidates in government schools, and 3,000 in grant-in-aid schools. Similarly, of the 4,200 positions to be filled by TAT-2 candidates, 750 are in government schools and 3,250 in grant-in-ed schools.
He also said that the recruitment process of TET-1 and TET-2 candidates would begin soon.
The TAT (Teacher Aptitude Test) is a competitive exam held for the recruitment of teachers. TET (Teacher Eligibility Test) is the minimum qualification required to become a teacher for primary and middle school in India, while the TAT assesses the candidate’s aptitude for teaching.
Minister Patel also stated the state recently hired about 1,500 principals via the state education board’s Headmaster Aptitude Test for grant-in-aid schools. Notably, a total of 18,382 teachers have been recruited to permanent positions in government schools over the past decade.