Friday, 2 October 2026

Regularisation of Junior Teachers (Schematic) w.e.f. 01.01.2026

GOVERNMENT OF ODISHA
SCHOOL & MASS EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
No. 25778 /SME, Dated 01-10-2026
File No. SME-EL2-EL2-0159-2025

NOTIFICATION

Sub: Regularisation of Junior Teachers (Schematic) engaged during 2023-24 in Primary and Upper Primary Schools – refixation of effective date of regularisation.

In supersession of this Department Notification No. 8638/SME dated 02.04.2026 and in pursuance of the subsequent decision in the matter, Government, after careful consideration of the matter relating to regularisation of Junior Teachers (Schematic) engaged during the year 2023-24, have been pleased to order as follows:

1. The Junior Teachers (Schematic) engaged during the year 2023-24 through due recruitment process and continuing in service shall be regularised as Assistant Teachers in Level-V(A) of the Elementary Cadre with effect from 01.01.2026, subject to fulfilment of the prescribed conditions.

2. The period of service rendered by such Junior Teachers (Schematic) from the date of their respective initial joining till 31.12.2025 shall be treated as service rendered in the schematic/contractual capacity and shall not confer any right upon them to claim regular cadre seniority or any consequential regular service benefit for the said period.

3. The Junior Teachers (Schematic) covered under this Notification shall be entitled to draw regular pay and other admissible service benefits of Assistant Teachers in Level-V(A) with effect from 01.01.2026, subject to the applicable rules and instructions of Government.

ORDER: Ordered that this Notification be published in an extraordinary issue of the Odisha Gazette for general information.

By order of the Governor

Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Government

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