Prayagraj: In more than 4500 government aided secondary schools spread across the state, preparations have started to start the recruitment of headmasters and headmasters through written examination.
At present, there is a system of direct recruitment of Principals through interviews followed by short-listing of interested candidates for the posts on offer. But on the orders of the state government, officials of the Directorate of Education, Prayagraj have prepared a proposal in this regard which will soon be sent to the government for formal approval, a senior official of the education department requested anonymity.
Under the proposed changes, assistant teachers will now be able to apply for the post of principal of government-aided intermediate colleges. Till now, assistant teachers or trained graduate teachers (TGTs) teaching in high schools could only apply for the post of headmaster in government-aided high schools, while postgraduate teachers (PGTs) could apply for the post of principal of government-aided intermediates. could apply. College. But the new proposal aims to remove this hurdle against assistant teachers applying for the post of principal in government-aided intermediate colleges, if they have the specified qualification, he said.
The development comes close on the heels of a meeting chaired by the state government’s special secretary Jai Shankar Dubey on October 11 in Lucknow with representatives of the UP Secondary Teachers’ Association (Thakurai Group), demanding the latter’s recruitment Opportunity for Assistant Teachers to apply for the posts of Principals and Principals in Government Aided Intermediate Colleges through written examination.
State General Secretary of Uttar Pradesh Secondary Teachers Association (Thakurai Group) Lalmani Dwivedi said that after this meeting, the process of duly amending the UP Secondary Education Service Selection Board Rules-1998 has been started by the State Directorate of Education.
According to the proposal, from now on for the selection of principal and headmaster, a written examination of 300 marks (60 percent marks) will be conducted out of total 500 marks. Confirming the development, another senior official of the state education department said that the remaining 200 marks will be earmarked for experience and interview.
He said that in the written test the candidates will be tested through objective type questions regarding their general knowledge, educational qualification, educational administration, school environment and health etc.
He further informed that the principals would be selected on the basis of merit list prepared at the state level instead of at the divisional level.
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