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Assam Teachers Protest New Salary Payment System
Assam SRD teachers protested in Guwahati Monday, demanding the government scrap a new salary payment system causing widespread concern.
Bibar Daimary • 7 Sep 2026
VPP Blasts Government Over Contractual Teacher Hiring Plan
The VPP is demanding the withdrawal of a new teacher recruitment order, citing concerns over job security and the future of deficit schools in Meghalaya.
Walrik Marak • 7 Sep 2026
Teachers Union Slams Government Plan to Cut Sanctioned School Posts
The Khasi Jaintia Deficit School Teachers’ Association demands answers after the government moves to abolish sanctioned teaching positions.
Walrik Marak • 6 Sep 2026
Barpeta District Honors Retired Teachers for Decades of Service
Barpeta district officials awarded five retired primary school teachers for their lifelong service to education during a September ceremony.
Bibar Daimary • 5 Sep 2026
Meghalaya Teacher Eligibility Test Sees Record Pass Rates
Over 84 percent of candidates passed the 2026 Meghalaya Teacher Eligibility Test, marking the highest success rate recorded since the exam began in 2019.
Walrik Marak • 4 Sep 2026
Morigaon Education Department Honors Retired Teachers at 30th Nirontor Event
Morigaon officials honored 10 retirees at the 30th Nirontor program, distributing benefits and celebrating the long-term impact of local educators.
Timungpi Terang • 3 Sep 2026
Gorkha Higher Secondary School Marks 80 Years With Pay Reform Pleas
Gorkha Higher Secondary School celebrated its 80th anniversary while urging the Meghalaya government to address teacher pay and institutional security.
NEWire Desk • 3 Sep 2026
Congress Rips Meghalaya Plan for Contractual Teacher Hiring
Meghalaya's Congress party rejects a new plan to hire teachers solely on short-term contracts, fearing it will damage the state's education system.
Walrik Marak • 3 Sep 2026
Meghalaya vocational teachers demand pay raises and job security
Meghalaya vocational teachers held a protest at IGP Point, demanding higher pay and the removal of private partners from the state education program.
Walrik Marak • 3 Sep 2026
Meghalaya Mandates New Pay Structure for School Hires
Meghalaya government enforces a new structured pay framework for all fresh school recruitments through the 2027-28 financial year.
NEWire Desk • 2 Sep 2026
Nagaland Schools Boast 7:1 Teacher Ratio
Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio claims a 7:1 student-teacher ratio in state schools, rejecting claims of a widespread teacher shortage.
Naro Jamir • 1 Sep 2026
Nagaland Teachers Fight Mandatory Eligibility Test Requirements
Nagaland teacher unions are demanding exemptions and relaxed rules for the new Teacher Eligibility Test to protect veteran staff from job instability.
Naro Jamir • 29 Aug 2026
Assam Tutors Demand Promotion Promise Kept
Assam tutors appointed in 2021 seek Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal's help to secure long-promised job upgrades and address low pay.
Timungpi Terang • 28 Aug 2026
VPP Blasts Meghalaya Chief Minister Over Teacher Salary Comments
Opposition MLA Brightstarwell Marbaniang accused the CM of insulting teachers by inflating salary figures during a legislative assembly debate.
Walrik Marak • 28 Aug 2026
Tripura Reports Thousands of New Teacher Hires Since 2018
Tripura has hired 4,879 teachers since 2018 to address school shortages, with thousands more positions currently moving through the recruitment pipeline.
Nihar Jamatia • 27 Aug 2026
One teacher carries Kaliabor primary school alone
Ram Sing Ramsiyari teaches 55 students by himself at an Assam primary school that lacks government funding and basic infrastructure after 40 years.
Timungpi Terang • 27 Aug 2026
Meghalaya Government Schools Face Massive Teacher Shortage
Meghalaya government schools report 1,124 schools with one teacher and 893 vacancies, as the state struggles to fill staffing and infrastructure gaps.
NEWire Desk • 25 Aug 2026
Nagaland Education Advisor Outlines Reform and Recruitment Push
Advisor Kekhrielhoulie Yhome details school restructuring, new digital initiatives, and urgent teacher recruitment strategies for Nagaland schools.
Naro Jamir • 23 Aug 2026
Nagaland Targets School Mergers and Teacher Overhaul
Nagaland plans to merge low-enrollment schools, hire new math and science teachers, and tighten attendance tracking to improve state education quality.
Naro Jamir • 22 Aug 2026
Assam Scraps Joining Deadline for Census-Duty Teachers
Assam's Directorate of Elementary Education has removed the 14-day transfer joining deadline for teachers currently assigned to Census duties.
Timungpi Terang • 19 Aug 2026
