SRINAGAR: The School Education Department has proposed to keep an alternative of at least six percent of lecturers as a temporary replacement against lecturers put on deputation, training, and leave purposes.
“We have proposed to keep alternatives in order to avoid any sort of deficiencies in the department. This will help in upgrading the quality of education,” an SED official said.
Earlier there were only 6,255 lecturers in Jammu and Kashmir and in 2019, the department increased the teaching strength to 10,330. The department has proposed to keep the reservation of two percent of lecturers for deputation purposes, two percent for training purposes and two percent for leave purposes.
The department previously proposed to conduct departmental examinations through the Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC) to promote its employees.
Besides, the department has also proposed that the Jammu and Kashmir State Council of Educational Research and Trainings (JKSCERT) will set the syllabus for the departmental examination.
