Punjab Education Department on Tuesday claimed to complete the most transparent recruitment process of 2,791 members of teaching faculty in a record time with the announcement of result for the recruitment of headmasters and teachers in the State.
The result of 2,791 master cadre teachers including 264 headmasters would be uploaded on the department website — www.educationrecruitmentboard.com — on Wednesday.
“264 headmasters will be appointed in schools under Rashtriya Madhyamik Sikhsha Abhiyaan (RMSA). Similarly 38 PGT and 20 TGT posts will be filled in Aadarsh Schools,” said State Education Minister Daljit Singh Cheema.
He said that the recruitment process for the selection of 2,469 master cadre teachers under six different subjects has also been completed. 548 teachers have been selected for English, 1,282 teachers for Social Sciences, 172 for Maths, 84 of Science, 382 of Punjabi and one for Agriculture, he added.
Cheema informed that the recruitment process has been completed in a fair and transparent manner. “We would be uploading the list of selected candidates on our official website along with the list of candidates who have participated in the counselling along with their merit list. Every candidate can check his marks and merit on the official website,” said Cheema.
The state Education Minister said that after taking acceptance letters from the selected candidates, the appointment letters would be issued within a week.
“Once the appointment letters are issued, the selected candidates would be asked to join their duty at the earliest,” he said while congratulating selected candidates and urging them to perform their duties with utmost devotion and honesty.