Recruitment of teachers in state begins

Mumbai: The much delayed process of recruiting teachers in government and private schools in the state has finally taken off with 21,678 vacancies made available. Over 1.63 lakh prospective teachers have applied. The last recruitment of teachers in the state was in 2017.The recruitment drive for 2022 took off on September 1 last year when the online portal opened for self registration of candidates who passed the Teachers' Aptitude and Intelligence Test ( TAIT) 2022, the exams of which were held from February 20th to March 3, 2023. Over 2 lakh candidates who passed TAIT 2022 were eligible to register. The state education commissioner Suraj Mandhare on Monday released details of vacancies, including reservations. The state wants to fill around 30,000 vacancies in a phased manner and around 80 percent vacancies are up for grabs now. tnn