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Education
Gujarat appoints 8,169 new primary teachers, over 6,000 are women
✍️ The Hawk
🗓 02 Nov 2026, 09:16 PM
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The Gujarat education department has announced the appointment of 8,169 primary school teachers, with women accounting for more than 6,000 of the new hires.
The Gujarat government has completed a large‑scale recruitment drive for primary‑level teachers, naming 8,169 candidates as newly appointed staff. Women form the majority of the intake, with over 6,000 female teachers joining the state’s school system.
The appointments are part of the state’s effort to fill vacancies in rural and urban primary schools and to improve teacher‑student ratios. Officials said the recruitment process adhered to merit‑based criteria and aimed to enhance gender balance in the education workforce.
Education authorities will soon issue posting orders, assigning the new teachers to schools across the state. The move is expected to strengthen the quality of primary education and support the government’s broader goals of inclusive schooling.
The department has not disclosed the exact date of the appointment ceremony, but the list has been made public on its official portal for verification by the selected candidates.
The appointments are part of the state’s effort to fill vacancies in rural and urban primary schools and to improve teacher‑student ratios. Officials said the recruitment process adhered to merit‑based criteria and aimed to enhance gender balance in the education workforce.
Education authorities will soon issue posting orders, assigning the new teachers to schools across the state. The move is expected to strengthen the quality of primary education and support the government’s broader goals of inclusive schooling.
The department has not disclosed the exact date of the appointment ceremony, but the list has been made public on its official portal for verification by the selected candidates.