Odisha to nominate 45,000 major faculty lecturers over subsequent three years

The Odisha Government has introduced plans to recruit 15,000 lecturers yearly, aiming to fill 45,000 major faculty posts over the subsequent three years in step with the necessities of the National Education Policy (NEP).

The NEP mandates recruitment of extra lecturers to strengthen major training. According to Odisha Government, there are 1,60,319 sanctioned trainer posts in 45,292 major colleges throughout the State.

“In line with the NEP, an extra 39,366 posts can be created. Along with this, 5,067 trainer posts can even fall vacant by December 2025. Combining all these, 44,433 posts can be crammed up inside the subsequent three years — about 15,000 posts yearly,” mentioned the federal government in an announcement following a high-level assembly chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday (August 21, 2025.)

Emphasising the strengthening of major training in Odisha, Mr. Majhi mentioned the first training performs a vital position in fulfilling the imaginative and prescient of constructing a affluent Odisha by 2036.

At the assembly, it was additionally pressured to enhance faculty training via a single board. At current, matriculation examinations (Class X) are performed by Board of Secondary Education (BSE) whereas Class XII examinations come beneath purview of Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE). It has been determined to merge two boards.

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Similarly, the State Government introduced to offer free textbooks to all college students of Classes IX and X. As per the current follow, free textbooks are provided to college students from Class I to Class VIII, whereas in Classes IX and X, solely Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe college students obtain them. Under the brand new announcement, all college students can be coated by free textbook provide programme.

Moreover, it has been determined to strengthen the monitoring of well being of scholars staying in hostels via appointments of 1 Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANM) for each 300 college students.

Mr. Majhi who additionally hails from tribal group emphasised on imparting training to tribal youngsters in their very own dialects which can assist enhance linguistic communication with the kids and lift the standard of training. “Steps can be taken to arrange a Multilingual Education Centre at Koraput,” the assertion mentioned.

Odisha Government will develop State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) alongside the traces of National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT).