Vacancies in Schools - 29th July 2026 - Ministry of Education - Gazette Notification PDF
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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways
Executive Summary This report, based on a Rajya Sabha reply dated July 29, 2026, outlines the status of teacher vacancies and school staffing in India according to UDISE+ 2025-26 data. It clarifies the administrative roles of State and Central governments in teacher recruitment and highlights the Pupil-Teacher Ratio (PTR) performance against National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 norms. Key actions include ongoing financial assistance via Samagra Shiksha and professional development through the NISHTHA initiative.
Key Points / Main Content
Administrative and Recruitment Framework
- Jurisdiction: Education is on the Concurrent List, but the recruitment, service conditions, and deployment of teachers are primarily under the administrative control of State Governments and Union Territory (UT) Administrations.
- Recruitment Mandate: The Central Government advises States/UTs to fill vacancies through transparent, merit-based processes, such as autonomous recruitment boards.
- Monitoring: Progress is reviewed via regular meetings and advisories, utilizing technology-based teacher requirement planning and forecasting.
Staffing and School Data (UDISE+ 2025-26)
- Single-Teacher Schools: There are 100,843 single-teacher schools across India, with the highest numbers in Andhra Pradesh (16,357) and Jharkhand (9,827).
- Total Teacher Strength: Detailed state-wise data for primary, upper primary, secondary, and higher secondary levels is maintained by respective States/UTs to track sanctioned vs. working strength.
Pupil-Teacher Ratio (PTR) and Norms
- NEP 2020 Standards: Targets are set at under 30:1 for general schools and under 25:1 for areas with socio-economically disadvantaged students.
- National Performance: Current national PTR levels are within NEP norms: Primary (19), Upper Primary (17), Secondary (15), and Higher Secondary (23).
- Financial Support: Financial aid is provided to States/UTs under the Samagra Shiksha scheme to maintain PTR norms prescribed by the Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009.
Teacher Training and Learning Outcomes
- NISHTHA Program: An integrated teacher training mission (National Initiative for School Heads’ and Teachers’ Holistic Advancement) is implemented for all levels, including Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) and Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE).
- Digital Delivery: Training courses are offered online via the DIKSHA platform, featuring high-quality e-content developed by NCERT.
Impact Analysis
State Governments and Union Territory Administrations Impact They hold the primary responsibility for teacher recruitment, service conditions, and maintaining data on sanctioned and working teacher strengths. Action Required Must conduct merit-based recruitment, manage teacher deployment (especially in rural/tribal areas), and utilize Central financial assistance to meet PTR norms.
Ministry of Education / Central Government Impact Acts as an advisory and funding body, monitoring recruitment progress and setting national education standards. Action Required Provide financial assistance under Samagra Shiksha, review recruitment progress periodically, and manage the NISHTHA training modules via the DIKSHA platform.
School Heads and Teachers Impact Directly affected by deployment rationalization and the availability of professional development resources. Action Required Participate in integrated training programmes (NISHTHA) through the DIKSHA platform to improve learning outcomes and professional advancement.
Key Entities Referenced
Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009: The central legislation that prescribes mandatory norms for the Pupil-Teacher Ratio (PTR) across schools in India.
National Education Policy (NEP), 2020: A policy framework that emphasizes specific teacher-student ratios and professional standards for improving school education quality.
Samagra Shiksha: An overarching scheme that provides financial assistance to States and UTs to help maintain appropriate teacher ratios and school infrastructure.
National Initiative for School Heads’ and Teachers’ Holistic Advancement (NISHTHA): An integrated national mission for teacher training aimed at improving learning outcomes through various specialized courses.
UDISE+: The unified data management system used to track teacher vacancies, sanctioned strengths, and the status of single-teacher schools.
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Ministry of Education
Vacancies in Schools
प्रव तथ: 29 JUL 2026 6:29PM by PIB Delhi
Education being a subject in the Concurrent List of the Constitution, the majority of schools in the
country are under the administrative control of the respective State Governments and Union Territory
Administrations. Accordingly, the recruitment, service conditions and deployment of teachers fall within
the administrative domain of the concerned States/UTs. Teacher vacancies arise from time to time due to
factors such as retirement, resignation, creation of new posts, rationalisation of teacher deployment and
changes in enrolment, including in rural, tribal and aspirational districts. The data relating to sanctioned
strength, working strength and vacancies of teachers in Government schools at the primary, upper primary,
secondary and senior secondary levels, State-wise, is maintained by the respective State Governments and
Union Territory Administrations.
As per the UDISE+ 2025-26, the State/UT-wise details of teachers in position in Government schools
across the country, are placed at Annexure-I.
Further, as per the UDISE+ 2025-26, the State/UT-wise details of single-teacher schools in the country,
are placed at Annexure-II.
The Central Government periodically advises States/UTs to fill vacant posts through transparent and
merit-based recruitment processes, including through autonomous teacher recruitment boards or similar
mechanisms. The progress of recruitment is regularly reviewed through meetings and advisories, with
emphasis on competitive selection, consistency and technology-based teacher requirement planning and
forecasting.
Further, the Central Government provides financial assistance to States/UTs under Samagra Shiksha to
maintain appropriate Pupil-Teacher Ratio (PTR) at various levels of schooling in accordance with the
norms prescribed under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009.
Para 2.3 of the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020 emphasises maintaining a PTR of under 30:1 in
each school and under 25:1 in areas with a high proportion of socio-economically disadvantaged students.
As per UDISE+ 2025-26 report, the PTR at the national level stands at 19 at Primary level, 17 at Upper
Primary level, 15 at Secondary level, and 23 at the Higher Secondary level which is within the norms
envisaged under NEP 2020.
Moreover, the Ministry of Education is implementing a National Mission to improve learning outcomes at
the School Education level through an integrated teacher training programme called ‘National Initiative
for School Heads’ and Teachers’ Holistic Advancement’ (NISHTHA). NISHTHA courses have been
designed and are run for Elementary, Secondary, Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN), Early
Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) and Educational Technology and are offered online by NCERT on
the DIKSHA platform using high-quality professionally made e-content.
This information was given by Minister of State for Education, Shri Jayant Chaudhary, in a written
reply in the Rajya Sabha today.*****
ANNEXURE-I
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) TO (D) OF RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO. 1165 ANSWERED ON 29/07/2026 ASKED BY HON’BLE MEMBER OF
PARLIAMENT SHRI RANDEEP SINGH SURJEWALA REGARDING “VACANCIES IN
SCHOOLS”.
In-position Teachers in Government Schools (2025-26)
Total Teacher in Govt Schools 2025-26
State Primary Upper Secondary Higher
Primary Secondary
ANDAMAN & NICOBAR 877 799 893 2189
ISLANDS
ANDHRA PRADESH 74616 7254 87545 31710
ARUNACHAL PRADESH 3001 6576 3123 3588
ASSAM 95731 40479 40954 39552
BIHAR 164481 242606 635 128339
CHANDIGARH 43 284 2270 2921
CHHATTISGARH 74645 53452 10282 47760
DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI 546 1656 271 791
AND DAMAN & DIU
DELHI 18287 319 2343 62435
GOA 1997 321 999 488
GUJARAT 27386 153108 3747 10438
HARYANA 32256 10378 7120 51215
HIMACHAL PRADESH 19080 5243 7270 34674
JAMMU & KASHMIR 18748 38988 17578 16255JHARKHAND 35945 45188 16322 18917
KARNATAKA 34830 95197 43325 20292
KERALA 16294 15626 6447 44234
LADAKH 734 2426 1054 1075
LAKSHADWEEP 179 192 358
MADHYA PRADESH 128006 122807 43375 105782
MAHARASHTRA 91352 108297 15092 8946
MANIPUR 6615 2944 3896 3515
MEGHALAYA 9964 7587 1054 1692
MIZORAM 5378 5560 2148 1153
NAGALAND 5791 5968 4231 2205
ODISHA 60916 78991 58487 14771
PUDUCHERRY 1513 551 1064 1831
PUNJAB 51471 8217 17558 45567
RAJASTHAN 63341 116481 966 260282
SIKKIM 2038 2220 2485 4190
TAMILNADU 56778 47102 29931 87640
TELANGANA 43867 14336 60283 37692
TRIPURA 4862 5840 5926 10253
UTTAR PRADESH 340103 259477 7025 20519
UTTARAKHAND 22738 7270 5810 23583
WEST BENGAL 239882 18261 27315 162655INDIA 1754291 1532001 538824 1309507
(Source: UDISE+ 2025-26)
ANNEXURE-II
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) TO (D) OF RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO. 1165 ANSWERED ON 29/07/2026 ASKED BY HON’BLE MEMBER OF
PARLIAMENT SHRI RANDEEP SINGH SURJEWALA REGARDING “VACANCIES IN
SCHOOLS”.
Single Teacher Schools for all Management for 2025-26
State/UT Single Teacher Schools for all
Management for 2025-26
ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS 1
ANDHRA PRADESH 16357
ARUNACHAL PRADESH 473
ASSAM 3159
BIHAR 2006
CHHATTISGARH 2461
DELHI 7
GUJARAT 2335
HARYANA 1278
HIMACHAL PRADESH 3128
JAMMU & KASHMIR 1544
JHARKHAND 9827
KARNATAKA 8042
KERALA 67LADAKH 28
MADHYA PRADESH 2269
MAHARASHTRA 9269
MANIPUR 446
MEGHALAYA 1124
MIZORAM 125
NAGALAND 35
ODISHA 1458
PUNJAB 1749
RAJASTHAN 7200
SIKKIM 31
TAMIL NADU 3957
TELANGANA 4793
TRIPURA 376
UTTAR PRADESH 7874
UTTARAKHAND 2655
WEST BENGAL 6769
INDIA 100843
(Source: UDISE+ 2025-26)
*****
RRT
(रलीज़ आईडी: 2291277) आगंतुक पटल : 647
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