Punjab govt to recruit 8,393 regular teachers

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, November 24

The Punjab Education Department today announced the recruitment of 8,393 regular teachers. Online applications have been invited from eligible applicants from December 1, 2020, to December 20, 2020.

The department has also given a golden chance to education providers, education volunteers, EGS volunteers, AIE volunteers and STR volunteers to get regular appointment as they have been working on contractual or ad hoc basis for several years. Special age relaxation has also been given to these volunteers.

As per the letter issued by the Directorate of Recruitment, in educational qualification, 12th pass or at least 45 per cent marks in equivalent examination and Diploma Certificate in Nursery Teacher Education Programme or any other equivalent course along with Punjabi subject as a compulsory or elective subject in Class X, has been prescribed.

The age limit for these posts has been fixed from 18 to 37 years but according to the notification of the Education Department, education providers, education volunteers, EGS volunteers, AIE volunteers and STR volunteers working in government schools of Punjab have been given a relaxation equal to the service rendered in the upper age limit, while divorced women, widows, Scheduled Castes and Backward Class candidates have been given a relaxation of five years in the upper age limit.

Of the total 8,393 posts, 3,273 posts are in the General category.

Golden chance

The Education Department has also given a golden chance to education providers, education volunteers, EGS volunteers, AIE volunteers and STR volunteers to get regular appointment as they have been working on contractual or ad hoc basis for several years. Special age relaxation has also been given to these volunteers.

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