Teachers' body objects to exclusion of acting-charge teachers from State Education Centre selection

Teachers holding charge of a higher post in Madhya Pradesh are not being included in the State Education Centre's selection process for APC, BRC, BAC and CAC posts. The Madhya Pradesh Government Teachers' Association has objected to this.

The association says that if the department's rules provide for including such teachers in the selection process, it is not right to keep them out. If there is a bar on this, it says, the department should make its clear legal basis public.

Upendra Kaushal, the association's working state president, said on Wednesday that many teachers in the state are discharging their duties by holding charge of a higher post as per government rules. They include those holding charge as a middle school teacher while being a primary teacher, as a higher secondary teacher while being a middle school teacher, or as a higher-grade teacher while being an assistant teacher. He said it is unjust to keep them out of the selection process for academic and administrative posts such as APC, BRC, BAC and CAC for this reason alone.

According to Kaushal, when the government gives teachers charge of a higher post and takes work from them accordingly, it is not fair to make that same charge a ground for their ineligibility in selection. He said the department should adopt a clear, uniform and transparent policy on the matter.

The association has sought information by filing an application under the Right to Information Act, 2005, with the Public Information Officer of the State Education Centre, Bhopal. Kaushal clarified that the association's aim is not to oppose the selection process. It wants all eligible teachers to get an equal opportunity and a fair entitlement.

The association demands that the State Education Centre immediately issue a clear policy on the eligibility of teachers holding charge of a higher post. It also demands that no teacher be excluded from the selection process without a firm legal basis.

The RTI application seeks information on five points. First, whether teachers holding charge of a higher post have the legal eligibility to apply for the State Education Centre's DPC, APC, BRC, BAC and CAC posts, with the department's rules and policy directions to be provided.

Second, whether higher secondary teachers holding charge of a higher post were included in the examination and selection process for District Project Coordinator. If so, the related rules and directions are to be provided.

Third, the legal basis for declaring higher secondary teachers holding charge of a higher post ineligible in the 2026 APC/BRC selection examination, and the related order, are to be provided.

Fourth, if such teachers are ineligible for APC/BRC posts, under which rule teachers holding charge of a higher post in different districts of the state have been appointed to BAC/CAC posts.

Fifth, how many teachers holding charge of a higher post have been appointed to DPC, BAC and CAC posts in all districts of the state from August 2025 to the date of the application. This information is to be given district-wise.