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Karnataka teacher aspirants claim age relaxation missing in notification
Karnataka teacher aspirants claim age relaxation missing in notification
The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) issued a notification on August 11 to recruit 15,000 teachers, but aspirants say it ignores the five-year age relaxation the state government granted in January. The government…
The Story in Brief
The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) issued a notification on August 11 to recruit 15,000 teachers, but aspirants say it ignores the five-year age relaxation the state government granted in January. The government had raised the upper age limit to 40 for general candidates and 45 for SC/ST via a gazette order, valid till December 2027. However, the KEA used old age limits from the previous drive, teacher aspirants in Raichur told Deccan Herald.
The Federal reports that the relaxation was meant to cover all recruitment notifications up to December 2027, benefiting an estimated 3-5 lakh aspirants. Karnataka Primary School Teachers' Association leader Chandrashekhar said it will be clear only when applications open. Aspirants have threatened to go to court if the relaxation is not applied. The government has not yet commented on the discrepancy.
The Indian Opinion
The age relaxation is welcome, but its value depends entirely on uniform application. KEA ignoring the government's own order in a flagship 15,000-teacher drive feeds a narrative that the state is not serious about filling vacancies. Aspirants are right to distrust procedural slip-ups after years of delay. The test will be whether future KEA notifications explicitly incorporate the new age limits, or whether every recruitment needs a court order to enforce a gazette notification.
Sources (2): deccanherald.com, thefederal.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
