Jharkhand to reshuffle staff to correct student-teacher ratio in high schools

The government of Jharkhand will rationalize the posting of teachers in high schools taking into account the difference in teaching staff in the urban and rural pockets, officials informed. Those schools that have a more teacher-student ratio will be deprived of some of the teachers, who will be relocated to schools in the rural pockets with fewer ratio.

School education department secretary Umashankar Singh has already directed the deputy commissioners in all the districts to this effect. "The move was taken keeping in view the fact that in several districts the number of teachers was more than the needed," an official informed.

As per the sources in the education department, while conducting review meeting of Jharkhand Autonomous Council (JAC) results of Class 10 Board exams, massive disparity was discovered in the numbers of teachers and students in rural and urban regions.

"There are a lot of schools where twice or thrice number of teachers are appointed for one child. In order to eliminate this anomaly, rationalisation of teachers must be done," the official added. "Apart from that, admission in some schools with NIL number of students appearing for board exams will be enhanced so that the student strength is enhanced there," he added.

777 schools have produced 100 per cent result this year. Out of the total 777 schools, 261 had produced 100 per cent result in 2024. This year all students in 51 schools passed with first division.

21 out of 51 schools are there where 100 per cent of the candidates who were studying in the year 2024 also passed with first division.

In 2024, 100 per cent of children in 47 schools passed with first division, out of which 21 schools maintained their performance in the present year, and the other 26 schools were unable to perform as well. Twenty-three schools each in Hazaribagh and East Singhbhum are at the top, which gave 100 per cent results.