2 min readNew DelhiAug 21, 2013 04:03 AM IST
First published on: Aug 21, 2013 at 04:03 AM IST
The last time teachers were hired for Urdu medium schools in the capital was in 1989. Twenty-three years on,these 115 teachers,recruited with the help of the Urdu Academy,are still working on a contractual basis.
Earlier this year,the government had announced that 100 new teachers will be added to Urdu medium schools in Delhi under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) as well as in schools where Urdu was taught as a second language. The figure was later revised to 200. But they are yet to be recruited.
Speaking to Newsline,Education Minister Kiran Walia said a fresh notification will be issued soon by the government which will “exempt teachers from the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET)”.
The qualification certificate is a key requirement in the appointment of these teachers as they are being recruited under the SSA scheme of the Central government.
Professor Akhtarul Wasey,vice-chairman of the Urdu Academy,said owing to the dismal performance of many in CTET,finding teachers has been difficult even for Urdu medium schools.
The Urdu teachers are being trained by IASE,faculty of education,JMI,so that they can be employed in schools.
Wasey wrote to the Delhi government in July 2013 raising concerns over the acute shortage of Urdu medium teachers in the city. He said “either Urdu schools are without teachers or the job is entrusted to non-Urdu teachers.”
In his letter,he also quoted the percentage of those qualifying the CTET last year as merely two per cent.
The Urdu Academy had demanded that whenever CTET teachers are available,they may be considered on a priority basis.
However,if such teachers are not available,then teachers with BEd or elementary teachers’ training may be considered for appointment.
According to Wasey,there are 84 primary Urdu medium schools in the city under the municipal corporations and 22 senior secondary schools under the Directorate of Education.
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