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J&K School Education Department Orders Teachers to be Appointed as Lecturers
✍️ Kashmir Life
🗓 25 Oct 2026, 04:47 AM
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The Jammu and Kashmir School Education Department has issued an order mandating that existing school teachers be placed in lecturer positions across the state’s higher education institutions.
In a recent circular, the Jammu and Kashmir School Education Department directed that teachers currently serving in schools be re‑assigned as lecturers in colleges and other higher‑education institutions.
The decision is intended to address the long‑standing shortage of qualified lecturers and to make use of the experience that school teachers bring to higher‑education classrooms.
According to the order, placements will be coordinated with college principals, and affected teachers will receive necessary training and salary adjustments in line with existing regulations.
Education officials have welcomed the move as a step toward smoother recruitment, while teachers' representatives have asked for clear guidelines on service terms.
The department aims to complete the first round of placements before the upcoming academic session begins.
The decision is intended to address the long‑standing shortage of qualified lecturers and to make use of the experience that school teachers bring to higher‑education classrooms.
According to the order, placements will be coordinated with college principals, and affected teachers will receive necessary training and salary adjustments in line with existing regulations.
Education officials have welcomed the move as a step toward smoother recruitment, while teachers' representatives have asked for clear guidelines on service terms.
The department aims to complete the first round of placements before the upcoming academic session begins.