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Education
Rajasthan has 67,104 vacant teaching posts; govt to appoint guest faculty via Vidya Sambal
✍️ Amar Ujala · Rajasthan
🗓 24 Aug 2026, 12:03 PM
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The Rajasthan government reports 67,104 vacant senior teaching and lecturer positions in state-run schools and plans to fill them temporarily with guest faculty under the Vidya Sambal scheme.
Rajasthan's education department has disclosed that 67,104 senior teaching and lecturer posts across its government schools remain unfilled, highlighting a significant staffing shortfall in the state's public education system.
To address the immediate impact on classroom instruction, the state will deploy guest faculty under the Vidya Sambal scheme, a programme designed to provide temporary teaching support while permanent recruitment processes are underway.
Officials said the guest faculty arrangement is a stop‑gap measure intended to ensure that students continue to receive regular lessons until the vacant positions are permanently filled through the regular hiring cycle.
The move reflects the government's effort to mitigate learning disruptions in a state where education outcomes are closely monitored, and it underscores the urgency of accelerating teacher recruitment.
The Vidya Sambal initiative will be coordinated with district education officers, who will oversee the deployment of qualified guest teachers to the schools most affected by the vacancies.
To address the immediate impact on classroom instruction, the state will deploy guest faculty under the Vidya Sambal scheme, a programme designed to provide temporary teaching support while permanent recruitment processes are underway.
Officials said the guest faculty arrangement is a stop‑gap measure intended to ensure that students continue to receive regular lessons until the vacant positions are permanently filled through the regular hiring cycle.
The move reflects the government's effort to mitigate learning disruptions in a state where education outcomes are closely monitored, and it underscores the urgency of accelerating teacher recruitment.
The Vidya Sambal initiative will be coordinated with district education officers, who will oversee the deployment of qualified guest teachers to the schools most affected by the vacancies.