Number of Maharashtra teacher vacancies unclear; registration via Pavitra Portal extended to September 30

What is bothering many applicants who have already enrolled is that they have no clarity on the exact number of vacancies.

“We do not yet know exactly how many recruitments will take place,” said Santosh Magar, president of DEd and BEd Students Association. “There have been statements by the government that there could be 30,000 recruitments in the state but there has not been any official confirmation on this.”

Registrations on this online platform for teachers who have qualified TAIT began on September 1 and the last date for the same was extended to September 22.

“We are registering on the portal but we still do not the exact number of vacancies in our subject and in our district,” said Priyanka Patil, a recent TAIT-qualified teacher who has registered on the portal.

She added that the minister has mentioned about 30,000 vacancies “but then we hear another number” and so on.

“Earlier, an official advertisement stating the number of openings would come out before the process begins. We are glad the recruitment process has finally started but we need some clarity on whether there will even be an opening for the job I am registering for,” she said.

The reason the delay is due to the rosters that are yet to be completed in several districts. “Fourteen rosters have been completed. We can expect to initiate the process within a month’s time,” Education Commissioner Suraj Mandhare told The Indian Express.

According to official data, 1,26,453 teachers had registered on the Pavitra Portal by September 14. While there are over 60,000 vacancies for teachers in Maharashtra government schools, the teacher recruitment process will happen in stages.