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Goa SSC fills 83% of primary teacher vacancies, 325 recommended
Goa Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has filled 83% of government primary teacher vacancies, recommending 325 candidates to the education department. A senior officer said the remaining posts could not be filled because of a shortage of applicants from OBC and EWS categories. The SSC had advertised 390 primary teacher posts, including for Konkani and Marathi.
Of 2,063 applicants, about 700 cleared the computer-based recruitment test. Candidates up to twice the number of vacancies were called for class demonstrations. The recruitment comes as the Union education ministry's UDISE 2024-25 report shows private unaided school enrolment in Goa has surpassed government schools for the first time: 41,146 students in private unaided schools versus 35,974 in government schools. Most students are still in 558 privately-run aided schools, with 2,18,183 students, though enrolment is shifting from aided to unaided schools.
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The 83% fill rate exposes a structural gap: reserved vacancies for OBC and EWS candidates went unfilled because those categories produced too few applicants. With 325 teachers recommended but 65 posts still open, Goa's education department must decide whether to re-advertise or reallocate those slots. The recruitment data sits against a backdrop of shifting enrolment: private unaided schools now outnumber government schools in student count for the first time, while aided schools still educate the majority of Goa's 2.18 lakh students. The trend matches Chief Minister Pramod Sawant's observation that families are moving away from aided schools toward private unaided ones. Without more OBC and EWS candidates for the vacant posts, the SSC may need to review its recruitment strategy or the state may have to adjust reservation rules.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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