7885 teaching posts in Kendriya Vidyalayas, 2279 in Navodayas Vacant

NEW DELHI, MARCH 28: Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) and Navodaya Vidyalayas (NVs), the two flagship chain of schools run by the Central Government are grappling with the problem of shortage of teachers. 7885 posts are vacant in KVs while that in Navodayas is 2279.

The Kendriya Vidyalayas have a total sanctioned strength of 47,085 posts, of which 39,200 is the current strength with 6454 working as temporary teachers. The Navodaya Vidyalayas have a total Sanctioned Strength of 13,355 of which 11,076 is the current strength with 2051 working as temporary teachers in these schools.

Upendra Kushwaha, Union Minister of State, Ministry of Human Resource Development in a written reply on the vacant teaching posts in the centrally run institutions stated that filling up of vacancies of teaching staff is a continuous process.

“Some vacancies always exist due to the time lag between occurrence of vacancies and recruitment. However, while the process of regular recruitment is undertaken from time to time, in the interim, with a view to ensuring that the academic interests of the students are not adversely affected, contractual teachers are engaged, as per requirement,” The Minister answered.

The teacher student ratio is 1:25 in JNVs and Central Tibetan Schools Administration (CTSA) schools whereas in the KVs it is 1:27. These compare favourably with the pupil-teacher ratio (PTR) as per the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009.

The number of schools which have 50 percent, 40 percent and 30 percent vacant posts in KVs, JNVs & CTSA schools are as under:-