Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has decided to recruit 10,000 more junior teachers (schematic) to fill up the vacancies in primary and upper-primary schools in Odisha, I&PR Department informed.
The department said that the recruitment process will begin after the conclusion of ongoing junior teacher recruitment advertised in 2023.
It can be mentioned here that a notification was issued October 23, 2023, for the recruitment of as many as 20,000 junior teachers in the state. Following the publication of a draft merit list, many aspirants protested outside the office of the Odisha School Education Programme Authority (OSEPA) in Bhubaneswar alleging irregularities.
Besdies, several candidates also moved Orissa High Court over the matter. They had expressed discontent over not releasing the cut-off marks before publication of merit list.
Orissa High Court had reserved its order January 31, 2024 following the conclusion of the hearing in the junior teacher recruitment case. Earlier, the High Court had issued an interim order that directed the state government to hold the selection process of junior teacher recruitment drive till next hearing.
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