Bhubaneswar, June 26: The School and Mass Education Department has issued a notification to recruit 4580 guest teachers to overcome the teacher shortage until the appointment of permanent teachers.
Retired teachers will manage the teaching in schools having shortage of teachers for 2024-25 academic session. They will be appointed till March 2025 and impart teaching still filling up of vacant posts in schools, said a senior official of the department.
After recruitment of Trained Graduate Teachers (TGTs), the guest teachers will be transferred to other schools having shortage of teachers than requirement.
The district education officers (DEOs) have been directed to submit a list of teaching staff vacancies in all government-run schools, full-aided schools, block grant high schools and Sanskrit tolls.
Retired teachers will be appointed in priority basis in schools having less number of teaching staff than requirement. The recruitment will be conducted by DEOs with the approval of Collectors.
