Govt reports more than 12,000 vacancies in KVS and NVS teacher posts

Thousands of teaching positions are lying vacant in Kendriya Vidyalayas and Navodaya Vidyalayas across the country, the Ministry of Education confirmed in the Rajya Sabha on July 23.

In a written reply, Union Minister of State for Education Jayant Chaudhary said that 7,765 posts in Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) and 4,323 posts in Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) remain unfilled.

"Vacancies in teacher posts in Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan and Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti arise due to various reasons such as the opening of new Kendriya Vidyalayas and Navodaya Vidyalayas, retirement, resignation, promotion, transfer, employees proceeding on lien to other departments, and upgradation of schools," Chaudhary explained.

The minister noted that recruitment is a continuous process and the government is taking necessary steps in line with existing rules.

To manage routine operations in the absence of permanent staff, the ministry has provisions for hiring teachers on a temporary basis.

"There is a provision to hire contractual teachers for a temporary duration to ensure uninterrupted academic functioning," he said.

Apart from KVS and NVS, staffing gaps exist in national education bodies as well.

The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has 143 Group A academic vacancies, while the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) has 60 positions unfilled, Chaudhary added.