2.36 lakh jobs in state schools
With the Bihar cabinet approving new rules for recruitment of teachers on Tuesday, decks have been cleared for the appointment of about 2.36 lakh teachers in the state’s primary, middle, secondary and senior secondary schools.
There would be no age bar for the aspirants during the first appointment of teachers under the new scheme.
The post of shiksha mitra has been abolished. They will now be called panchayat shikshak and will get an enhanced salary.
The cabinet sanctioned 60,000 new posts of primary teacher for equalling the state’s teacher-pupil ratio to the national norm of 1:40. Presently, theteacher-pupil ratio in schools of Bihar is 1:62.
At the secondary level, 10,000 posts of teacher have been created for upgrading 1000 middle schools. The cabinet also approved creation of 1200 posts of senior secondary teacher for upgrading 100 secondary schools to plus-two level.
Initially, only the trained teachers would be appointed. In case of non-availability of trained teachers, untrained teachers would also be appointed.
The untrained teachers, after their appointment, would be imparted training in their respective schools. An MoU has been signed between IGNOU and the state government for the training.
27th June, 2006 : ( Source : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
