Over 7 Lakh Teacher's Posts Vacant; State Wise Vacancy Details Here
On August 2, 2023, the Ministry of Education released the list of vacant posts of teachers all over India for classes 1 to 8. Check the state-wise vacant seats for school teachers in India in the article.
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On August 2, 2023, the Ministry of Education released the list of vacant seats in India for school teachers (Class 1 to 8) for the years 2020, 2021, 2022. The list was released in answer to the question asked by MP Smt. Phulo Devi Netam in Monsoon Session. The question was answered by Jharkhand State Education Minister Annapurna Devi Yadav. The list comprises the state-wise vacant post for teachers and the recruitment done in the years 2020-21, 2022-22, and 2022-23. The list is also available on the Prabandh Portal. The details of the list has been given below in the article.
Vacant Position of Teachers in India
The state-wise vacant seats for teachers have been shared below in the table. The table also comprises the details of the recruitment done by the State Governments over the three years:
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|
Number of Teachers |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
S. No |
State/UT |
2022-23 |
2021-22 |
2020-21 |
||||||
| Sanctioned Post |
In-position |
Vacancy |
Sanctioned Post |
In-position |
Vacancy |
Sanctioned Post |
In-position |
Vacancy |
||
| 1 |
A&N Islands |
3,304 |
2,266 |
1,038 |
3,304 |
2,464 |
840 |
3,169 |
2,599 |
570 |
| 2 |
Andhra Pradesh |
1,56,895 |
1,17,887 |
39,008 |
1,56,895 |
1,18,704 |
38,191 |
1,56,895 |
1,34,286 |
22,609 |
| 3 |
Arunchal Pradesh |
14,062 |
13,570 |
492 |
14,062 |
13,570 |
492 |
14,062 |
13,570 |
492 |
| 4 |
Assam |
1,80,309 |
1,67,092 |
13,217 |
1,80,373 |
1,67,156 |
13,217 |
1,82,198 |
1,68,981 |
13,217 |
| 5 |
Bihar |
5,92,541 |
4,05,332 |
1,87,209 |
5,92,541 |
3,65,299 |
2,27,242 |
5,92,541 |
3,69,053 |
2,23,488 |
| 6 |
Chandigarh |
5,243 |
4,318 |
925 |
4,251 |
3,443 |
808 |
4,274 |
3,653 |
621 |
| 7 |
Chhattisgarh |
2,21,067 |
1,82,375 |
38,692 |
2,30,612 |
1,77,433 |
53,179 |
2,00,429 |
1,50,595 |
49,834 |
| 8 |
D&D and DNH |
2,442 |
1,959 |
483 |
2,500 |
2,106 |
394 |
2,405 |
2,057 |
348 |
| 9 |
Delhi |
46,671 |
40,788 |
5,883 |
43,550 |
39,768 |
3,782 |
51,535 |
47,247 |
4,288 |
| 10 |
Goa |
1,806 |
1,802 |
4 |
2,034 |
2,027 |
7 |
2,216 |
1,827 |
389 |
| 11 |
Gujarat |
2,03,136 |
1,83,173 |
19,963 |
2,44,211 |
2,30,941 |
13,270 |
2,17,106 |
2,13,067 |
4,039 |
| 12 |
Haryana |
65,608 |
62,511 |
3,097 |
65,608 |
60,843 |
4,765 |
64,947 |
61,988 |
2,959 |
| 13 |
Himachal Pradesh |
43,609 |
41,821 |
1,788 |
43,612 |
42,445 |
1,167 |
45,997 |
42,323 |
3,674 |
| 14 |
Jammu & Kashmir |
97,649 |
92,635 |
5,014 |
1,00,647 |
84,669 |
15,978 |
1,00,647 |
84,669 |
15,978 |
| 15 |
Jharkhand |
1,86,865 |
1,12,508 |
74,357 |
1,86,865 |
1,13,026 |
73,839 |
1,86,865 |
1,11,338 |
75,527 |
| 16 |
Karnataka |
1,77,845 |
1,53,964 |
23,881 |
1,82,624 |
51,586 |
1,31,038 |
1,89,111 |
1,60,040 |
29,071 |
| 17 |
Kerala |
31,506 |
29,488 |
2,018 |
31,506 |
30,135 |
1,371 |
31,506 |
30,135 |
1,371 |
| 18 |
Ladakh |
4,642 |
4,135 |
507 |
4,600 |
4,385 |
215 |
4,665 |
4,632 |
33 |
| 19 |
Lakshadweep |
440 |
410 |
30 |
440 |
394 |
46 |
440 |
409 |
31 |
| 20 |
Madhya Pradesh |
3,63,099 |
2,93,432 |
69,667 |
3,63,099 |
2,88,744 |
74,355 |
3,63,099 |
2,88,744 |
74,355 |
|
|
|
Number of Teachers |
||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
S. No |
State/UT |
2022-23 |
2021-22 |
2020-21 |
||||||
| Sanctioned Post |
In-position |
Vacancy |
Sanctioned Post |
In-position |
Vacancy |
Sanctioned Post |
In-position |
Vacancy |
||
| 21 |
Maharashtra |
2,95,026 |
2,76,822 |
18,204 |
2,88,639 |
2,79,773 |
8,866 |
3,23,883 |
3,23,883 |
0 |
| 22 |
Manipur |
14,913 |
14,567 |
346 |
14,913 |
14,567 |
346 |
14,913 |
14,567 |
346 |
| 23 |
Meghalaya |
19,437 |
19,437 |
0 |
19,402 |
19,402 |
0 |
19,437 |
19,437 |
0 |
| 24 |
Mizoram |
8,560 |
5,987 |
2,573 |
8,919 |
8,919 |
0 |
8,919 |
8,919 |
0 |
| 25 |
Nagaland |
16,066 |
16,066 |
0 |
16,872 |
16,872 |
0 |
16,872 |
16,872 |
0 |
| 26 |
Odisha |
2,29,006 |
2,29,006 |
0 |
2,29,006 |
2,29,006 |
0 |
2,29,006 |
2,29,006 |
0 |
| 27 |
Puducherry |
3,625 |
2,676 |
949 |
3,625 |
1,945 |
1,680 |
3,705 |
2,922 |
783 |
| 28 |
Punjab |
92,084 |
91,955 |
129 |
92,084 |
91,955 |
129 |
92,084 |
91,955 |
129 |
| 29 |
Rajasthan |
2,99,387 |
2,73,991 |
25,396 |
2,99,327 |
2,75,884 |
23,443 |
2,83,416 |
2,54,237 |
29,179 |
| 30 |
Sikkim |
2,968 |
2,968 |
0 |
3,628 |
3,628 |
0 |
8,573 |
3,239 |
5,334 |
| 31 |
Tamil Nadu |
1,44,968 |
1,43,215 |
1,753 |
1,45,016 |
1,39,182 |
5,834 |
1,47,913 |
1,45,551 |
2,362 |
| 32 |
Telangana |
97,710 |
86,362 |
11,348 |
1,07,821 |
97,164 |
10,657 |
1,06,977 |
95,460 |
11,517 |
| 33 |
Tripura |
29,494 |
21,761 |
7,733 |
29,494 |
21,981 |
7,513 |
26,542 |
25,870 |
672 |
| 34 |
Uttar Pradesh |
5,79,622 |
4,53,594 |
1,26,028 |
7,19,399 |
4,53,594 |
2,65,805 |
7,19,399 |
5,24,401 |
1,94,998 |
| 35 |
Uttarakhand |
46,053 |
35,120 |
10,933 |
38,054 |
30,928 |
7,126 |
46,053 |
35,970 |
10,083 |
| 36 |
West Bengal |
5,32,568 |
4,77,668 |
54,900 |
5,11,600 |
4,59,924 |
51,676 |
5,39,217 |
4,79,922 |
59,295 |
| INDIA |
48,10,226 |
40,62,661 |
7,47,565 |
49,81,133 |
39,43,862 |
10,37,271 |
50,01,016 |
41,63,424 |
8,37,592 |
|
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