Delhi extends contracts for two,400 Samagra Shiksha academics to satisfy faculty staffing wants

NEW DELHI: The Directorate of Schooling (DoE) has introduced a one-year extension, till March 2026, for the contractual engagement of higher major and elementary academics working underneath Samagra Shiksha-Delhi. In an order issued on Monday, the DoE acknowledged that this extension is meant to enhance the Pupil-Instructor Ratio (PTR) in authorities colleges, making certain higher academic help and useful resource distribution.
The contract interval for these academics, which expired on March 31, has now been prolonged till the identical date subsequent 12 months, it stated.
The extension applies to academics working within the Division of Schooling, Colleges of Specialised Excellence (SOSE), and Municipal Company of Delhi (MCD) colleges, it added.
In line with the order, a complete of 248 higher major academics, 151 major academics in MCD colleges underneath diverted capability, and a couple of,099 major academics in MCD colleges will probably be re-engaged on a contractual foundation.
The deployment of those academics will probably be prioritised inside the identical colleges, given there’s a requirement based mostly on pupil enrollment. If no requirement exists in the identical faculty, they are going to be posted in different colleges inside the identical district.
Lecturers with a report of dereliction of obligation won’t be thought-about for re-engagement until accepted by the involved District Undertaking Officer (DPO), the order acknowledged.
Moreover, academics who’ve been absent with out authorised go away or have adversarial experiences in opposition to them won’t be eligible for re-engagement within the 2025-26 session, it stated.
The DoE additional directed all District Undertaking Officers (DPOs) and Deputy Administrators of Schooling (DDEs) to problem recent agreements and supply letters to the contractual academics whose contracts expired on March 31.