scorecardresearch
Add as a preferred source on Google
Friday, May 1, 2026
TopicTeacher recruitment

Topic: Teacher recruitment

Over 33 lakh Indian students enrolled in schools with just one teacher; issue most stark in UP, Jharkhand

UDISE+ data for 2024–25 reveals a stark reality. Schools with low enrolments are now being merged to ensure optimal utilisation of educational infrastructure, say officials.

No schools left without teachers, 80% decline in those with only one teacher: Chhattisgarh govt

A recently concluded rationalisation exercise undertaken by the Chhattisgarh government has fairly distributed human resources across schools, from Class 1 to 12.

Protests erupt in Himachal Pradesh over ‘betrayal’ as Sukhu govt revives Guest Teacher Policy

Approved last week, the policy proposes hiring temporary teachers. Stopgap arrangements eventually eat into the share of deserving candidates waiting for recruitment, say protesters.

What’s behind Union MoS Anupriya Patel’s jibe at Yogi govt on ‘denial’ of reserved seats to OBCs, SC/STs

Her allegation over recruitment for UP govt jobs saw strong rebuttal from Yogi administration. Patel, chief of BJP ally Apna Dal (S), saw her winning margin plummet this LS poll.

With 1.2 lakh teacher appointments, Nitish makes a jobs push ahead of 2024

CM has also reiterated pledge to give 10 lakh jobs to youth, an idea for which he had originally criticised Tejashwi Yadav. Bihar's unemployment rate is more than twice national figure.

‘No trust at all’: Bihar teachers, aspirants out on street against Nitish Kumar’s ‘betrayal’

Nitish Kumar scrapped the teacher recruitment system he himself had introduced in 2006. Those who cleared Bihar STET and were waiting for appointment letters will have to sit for BPSC exam now.

On Camera

Indian companies sourcing from Chinese suppliers are the latest victims of US-China trade war

This is the latest phase in the US-China technology competition, which now spans supply chain law, export controls, labour compliance, and semiconductor access.

Adani’s giant copper plant hits technical setbacks in first year

The 500,000 tonne-per-year plant produced just 94,000 tonnes of refined copper from April 2025 to February this year.

76 yrs on, exhibition on Korean War brings to life independent India’s 1st overseas military deployment

'Guardians of Neutrality: India's Korean Mission', organised in Delhi, brought out unknown and forgotten aspects of the war.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.