Gujarat: 650 teachers to be recruited in 10 days

AHMEDABAD: As many as 650 teachers will be recruited in government-run schools in the next 10 days. This was decided at a meeting of the Gujarat State School Management Association, state education minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama and senior government officials.
“The fifth round of recruitment of teachers will soon be held. Among other decisions, the filling for 1,664 vacant post for principals in various schools was discussed today,” said government sources. It was also proposed at the meeting that some schools that are planning for reduction in classroom numbers should refrain from it.
It was also proposed that in case of rural areas, the classroom strength be 18 students while in the case of urban it be 25.
At the meeting it was also decided to approve contingency plan for 11 months to schools that do not have office peons, said sources.
On the issue of the result-based grants for Class 10 and 12 boards, the education minister and secretary admitted schools do not have teachers in important subjects and that it is natural for children to fail in such subjects and that it is not appropriate for the school board to cut maintenance grants due to poor results.