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TopicContractual Teachers

Topic: Contractual Teachers

Why does Haryana hold eligibility tests for contractual teachers? Merit only 1/5th of criteria

Opposition accuses Khattar govt of 'playing with future of educated and qualified youth'. CM says recruitment process made more transparent.

Poor pay, no job security — what’s haunting 9K-plus contractual teachers in Kendriya Vidyalayas

Contractual teachers make up 20% of KVs’ teaching strength but permanent teachers get paid 1.5-4 times more. Here’s why contractual teachers in India’s KV schools are unhappy.  

How India can make overworked teachers adapt to newer policies to fix learning loss in kids

There are many ways to design incentives in the public education space in India that can change classroom culture and the learning outcomes of children.

India’s ad hoc teachers are living unstable, undignified lives under Covid lockdowns

The second wave coupled with lockdowns has compounded problems for ad hoc teachers with many stories of bare survival emerging from across India.

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India seeks US tariff advantage over rivals before finalising trade deal

While US & Indian officials have signaled that a deal was within reach, talks have dragged on amid disputes over tariffs, market access & protections for politically sensitive sectors.

SMPP partners with Europe’s KNDS to build loitering munitions in India amid growing military demand

Under the agreement, the loitering munitions will be offered to the Indian Army as part of efforts to address what the companies described as an ‘urgent requirement’.

Why many parties break up when out of power and some don’t

Ideology keeps parties together, or the glue of power. Without either, you face the ongoing defections at an industrial scale.