Recruitment of 10,000 pry teachers delayed again

The recruitment of around 10,000 primary teachers, who applied for the job in 2014, would be delayed again as a result of bureaucratic tangles and lack of inter-departmental coordination. 
The directorate of primary education (DPE) had announced a couple of months ago that the recruitment would begin by May to overcome the crisis caused by an acute shortage of teachers. 
But now, DPE sources says it would not be possible to fill the vacant teaching posts across the country during this fiscal year, as a clearance from the law ministry had not yet come. 
The teachers would be chosen from those who had applied for the post of ‘assistant teacher’ for pre-primary schools under the third primary education development programme (PEDP-3) in December 2014.
The DPE sources said though there was no legal barrier to recruiting teachers for the post, the department needed the law ministry’s go-ahead.
The DPE sources also said that the recruitments would require a major financial commitment by the government to pay teachers’ salaries, but the allocation was unlikely to be made within the current fiscal year, which ends in June. Under the circumstances, the applicants would have to wait till the next fiscal year, the source added.
Responding to an advertisement published on 9 December 2014, at least 11 lakh applicants—male and female—from 61 districts, except the three hill districts of Rangamati, Khagrachhari and Bandarban, applied for the posts.

The filing of online applications started at 10:30 am on 13 December 2014 and ended at 11:49 pm on 12 January 2015.
The education qualifications required for male candidates were at least a second division or equivalent GPA in the honours or an equivalent degree from any recognised university.
For female candidates, the minimum requirement was a second division or equivalent GPA in the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) or honours or an equivalent degree.
The age limit for the general candidates was 18 to 30 years, while the upper limit for the children of freedom fighters and disabled persons was 32 years. DPE sources said there were around 25,000 vacant teaching posts at the primary level. The appointment of about 17,000 panel and pool teachers, who qualified for the post of assistant teachers in government primary schools in 2012, has almost been completed, the sources added.
The sources said the appointment of the pool teachers was held up for almost five years, thanks to legal complications.
The appointment of pool teachers was currently on and the DPE would start the appointment of the assistant teachers after the recruitment of pool teachers was over, the sources added. 
The DPE has already begun collecting data regarding the vacant posts after the appointment of the pool teachers before general appointments against the advertisement of 2014 began. 
“We don’t have any legal barrier now to appoint the assistant teachers for the pre-primary schools,” ABM Asadul Alam, law officer of the DPE, told The Independent on Sunday. “We need some more time, as we still have not got the clearance from the law ministry. Besides, we are taking stock of the number of vacant posts in primary schools,” Abu Hena Mostafa Kamal, director-general of the DPE, told The Independent yesterday.
“Moreover, as the current fiscal year would end soon, we will have to wait for the next fiscal year, for the budget is a big issue for teachers’ recruitment. I think this recruitment would begin in October or November this year,” he added.
The DG is optimistic that teachers would be appointed as soon as possible to reduce the shortage of teachers and ensure quality education.

Recruitment of 10,000 pry teachers delayed again

The recruitment of around 10,000 primary teachers, who applied for the job in 2014, would be delayed again as a result of bureaucratic tangles and lack of inter-departmental coordination. The directorate of primary education (DPE) had announced a couple of months ago that the recruitment would begin by May to overcome the crisis caused by an acute shortage of teachers. But now, DPE sources says it would not be possible to fill the vacant teaching posts across the country during this fiscal year, as a clearance from the law ministry had not yet come. The teachers would be chosen from those who had applied for the post of assistant teacher for pre-primary schools under the third primary education development programme (PEDP-3) in December 2014. The DPE sources said though there was no legal barrier to recruiting teachers for the post, the department needed the law ministrys go-ahead. The DPE sources also said that the recruitments would require a major financial commitment by the government to pay teachers salaries, but the allocation was unlikely to be made within the current fiscal year, which ends in June. Under the circumstances, the applicants would have to wait till the next fiscal year, the source added. Responding to an advertisement published on 9 December 2014, at least 11 lakh applicantsmale and femalefrom 61 districts, except the three hill districts of Rangamati,Khagrachhari and Bandarban, applied for the posts. The filing of online applications started at 10:30 am on 13 December 2014 and ended at 11:49 pm on 12 January 2015. The education qualifications required for male candidates were at least a second division or equivalent GPA in the honours or an equivalent degree from any recognised university. For female candidates, the minimum requirement was a second division or equivalent GPA in the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) or honours or an equivalent degree. The age limit for the general candidates was 18 to 30 years, while the upper limit for the children of freedom fighters and disabled persons was 32 years. DPE sources said there were around 25,000 vacant teaching posts at the primary level. The appointment of about 17,000 panel and pool teachers, who qualified for the post of assistant teachers in government primary schools in 2012, has almost been completed, the sources added. The sources said the appointment of the pool teachers was held up for almost five years, thanks to legal complications. The appointment of pool teachers was currently on and the DPE would start the appointment of the assistant teachers after the recruitment of pool teachers was over, the sources added. The DPE has already begun collecting data regarding the vacant posts after the appointment of the pool teachers before general appointments against the advertisement of 2014 began. We dont have any legal barrier now to appoint the assistant teachers for the pre-primary schools, ABM Asadul Alam, law officer of the DPE, told The Independent on Sunday. We need some more time, as we still have not got the clearance from the law ministry. Besides, we are taking stock of the number of vacant posts in primary schools, Abu Hena Mostafa Kamal, director-general of the DPE, told The Independent yesterday. Moreover, as the current fiscal year would end soon, we will have to wait for the next fiscal year, for the budget is a big issue for teachers recruitment. I think this recruitment would begin in October or November this year, he added. The DG is optimistic that teachers would be appointed as soon as possible to reduce the shortage of teachers and ensure quality education.