# No clarity on who will recruit teachers for UP Sanskrit institutions 2026-09-18T19:48:22+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Recruitment of teachers in Uttar Pradesh's government-aided Sanskrit institutions is in limbo, with the state yet to designate an agency to fill more than 1,300 vacant posts. The uncertainty has persisted since the Uttar Pradesh Secondary Education Service Selection Board (UPSESSB), authorised to recruit for aided Sanskrit schools in 2018, was merged with the newly formed Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission (UPESSC) in 2023. The UPESSC has not been assigned the mandate to recruit Sanskrit teachers, leaving institutions without a regular mechanism. Schools and colleges have relied on contractual teachers since 2022. Former MLC Suresh Kumar Tripathi said regular appointments are needed if the government genuinely wants to promote Sanskrit studies. Officials in the higher education and secondary education departments declined to comment, saying a decision must come from the state government level. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The merged UPESSC was created in 2023 to streamline multiple recruitment boards, but the omission of Sanskrit teacher recruitment from its mandate appears to be an administrative gap, not a policy reversal. Over 400 aided Sanskrit colleges and 570 secondary schools are affected, serving a niche but politically significant education stream. The state has announced Sanskrit scholarships separately, yet the staffing vacuum undermines those efforts. The next step depends on a government order assigning the recruitment role to a specific body, likely the UPESSC or the Basic Education Board. Until that order is issued, contractual hiring remains the only option. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com Tags: Sanskrit education, Uttar Pradesh government Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/no-clarity-on-who-will-recruit-teachers-for-up-sanskrit-institutions/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/no-clarity-on-who-will-recruit-teachers-for-up-sanskrit-institutions/#story-in-brief