The School Education Department of Uttarakhand has initiated the process of recruitment of unemployed teaching graduates in the vacant posts of teachers as Guest faculty.
In a letter directed to additional directors of Garhwal and Kumaon and all Chief Education Officers (CEO), the secondary education director R K Kunwar has asked them to invite applications against vacant posts of lecturers and lecturer Teachers (lT) and prepare a block wise pool of eligible candidates.
The Director said that the recruitment on Guest faculty would take place on the vacant posts of lecturers and lTs after the process of promotions in the department. He said that the candidates from the pool can be used to teach in the schools where the teachers have gone on long leaves. The candidates who have necessary qualification and are registered in the employment exchange are eligible for these posts however these appointments of these teachers would be purely temporary in nature. The Chief Education Officers can remove these teachers on the recommendation of the school Principals.
The department is expected to recruit 5500 lT and lecturers under Guest faculty scheme. Block wise selection of the candidates would be made by district committees. The selection committee would have District Magistrate (DM) and Chief Education Officer (CEO) as members. A remuneration of Rs 125 per period would be paid to lT while the lecturers would be given Rs 150 per period provided the total monthly payment does not exceed Rs 15000. The director has asked the officers to ensure that the recruitment is done strictly on the basis of merit and the entire process is totally transparent. The department is planning to complete the process of recruitment in the summer vacations. The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Harish Rawat has called for appointment of these teachers so that the studies in schools located in the remote and mountainous areas of the state is not be hindered.