507 part-time teachers to be appointed

Updated on: Thursday, December 01, 2011

In the context of Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act provisions, a total of 507 part-time teacher posts have been sanctioned for Government schools in Madurai district.

These posts were sanctioned for Standard VI to VIII in Government schools where the admission of children is more than 100. The process for appointing the part-time teachers, with a consolidated salary of Rs.5,000 per month, has begun and the last date for receiving of applications is December 15.

Part-time instructors are being appointed now for three posts — Art Education (159 posts), Health and Physical Education (167) and Work Education (181) — making it totally 507 posts sanctioned for Madurai district under the RTE Act.

K. Sridevi, Chief Educational Officer in-charge, Madurai district, told The Hindu on Wednesday that a special selection committee would conduct the appointment process as per government instructions received through the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) State Project Director.

The selection committee will include the district CEO, District Elementary Education Officer and also district-level specialists in health/physical education, art education and work education since the part-time instructors are being recruited for these subjects. There is no age limit to apply. Similar appointments are being made for all districts in the State.

While the last date for receiving of applications is December 15, the scrutiny of received applications from candidates will be done from December 16 to 18. Sending of call letters will be done on December 19 as per the schedule.

Conducting of direct interviews and selection of part-time teachers will be done from December 26 to January 15. After that, the appointment orders will be despatched from January 16 to 20. The final selection list will also be put on notice board in the School Education Department office here at Tallakulam. Date of joining of recruited part-time instructors will be on or before January 27.

Ms.Sridevi said that the teachers will have to take classes for three hours for three days in a week. Particulars about these appointments were also sent to the employment exchange. Interested candidates have to send their filled-in applications (with self-addressed cover carrying postal stamp of Rs.5 stamp) to the CEO Office at Tallakulam or to the office of District Elementary Education Officer on RMS Road, Madurai-625001.

More details can be had from CEO office or on phone number 0452-2536051.

507 part-time teachers to be appointed

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