Assam’s School Education Department will undertake a phased recruitment drive to fill 30,032 vacant teaching posts across government and provincialised schools, Education Minister Dr. Ranoj Pegu announced in the Legislative Assembly on July 12, 2026.
The Assam government has extended the provisional salary period for over 25,000 newly recruited teaching and non-teaching staff in the Education Department from six to ten months, announced on July 10, 2026.
The Assam Government has begun scrutinising over 25,000 applications for school and teacher provincialisation under the 2025 Amendment Act, while also announcing plans for an Adarsh School in every Assembly constituency.
Assam’s Education Department is scrutinising over 25,000 provincialisation applications and finalising a unified service rule, paving the way for recruitment to 60,032 vacant teaching posts.
Assam’s School Education Minister Ranoj Pegu announced 30,032 teacher vacancies across primary and secondary schools, to be filled under the state’s ‘2 lakh jobs’ initiative.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma highlighted a school-level entrepreneurship program that inspired a student to take up mushroom cultivation, reinforcing the government’s focus on skill development and self-employment among youth.
The Assam government announced a major recruitment drive in February 2026 to fill 75,000 teacher and lecturer posts and launched the PMS 1.0 portal to streamline provincialisation.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma reviewed the state’s education ecosystem, discussing ongoing schemes and proposals for new posts to enhance quality, reduce disparity, and improve access.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma reviewed the Education Department’s initiatives on June 18, 2026, focusing on teacher recruitment, dropout reduction, new posts, and school upgradation.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced plans to recruit over 50,000 youths in the Education Department in the state’s next term, emphasising transparent recruitment reforms.