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The Hindu
7 hours ago
- General
- The Hindu
SGTs must be promoted as headmasters in primary schools, not sidelined: APPTA
The leaders of the Andhra Pradesh Primary Teachers Association (APPTA) have urged the State government to promote Secondary Grade Teachers (SGTs) as headmasters in primary schools. APPTA State President A.G.S. Ganapathi Rao and state general secretary K. Prakash Rao said: 'We oppose the government's move to transfer surplus school assistants to primary schools under the guise of 'conversion' in the ongoing promotions and transfers process. The decision is unscientific and detrimental, as it sidelines the promotional opportunities of SGTs, who are the rightful candidates for headmaster posts in primary schools.' The association leaders said that school assistants possess subject expertise that must be utilised in high schools or upgraded primary schools. The association leaders rued that the upcoming DSC recruitment may include appointments of headmasters for primary schools. For SGTs, who are already being sidelined, 'It is like 'rubbing salt into the wound,' they said. The APPTA demanded that the government withdraw the proposal and after making temporary adjustments with surplus school assistants, fill all the vacant headmaster posts in model primary schools by promoting SGTs. They warned that if the government failed to address the issue, it could lead to statewide protests by SGTs.
Time of India
7 hours ago
- Business
- Time of India
Unemployed JAC criticises YSRCP's call to observe June 4 as backstabbing day
Vijayawada: Unemployed JAC state convenor Sk Siddik stated that the people of Andhra Pradesh had decisively defeated Jagan's rule in the 2024 general assembly elections, reducing the YSRCP to just 11 seats, yet they showed no shame. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Addressing the media, Siddik said that instead of observing YSRCP's 'Backstabbing Day' on June 4, they would celebrate it as 'Heart Attack Day for Jagan.' Siddik accused the YSRCP of deceiving unemployed youth with false promises, including providing job calendars every year, filling 6,500 police jobs annually, and creating mega DSC jobs. However, failed to fulfill even a single promise. He also alleged that Prashant Kishore-led IPAC staged a drama by portraying women as investors but failed to provide even a single private job. Siddik questioned whether issuing notifications for 16,347 teacher jobs, filling 6,100 police constable posts, or chief minister Chandrababu Naidu and IT minister Lokesh's efforts to bring investments worth ₹9 lakh crore from Davos, creating employment for six lakh people, constituted 'backstabbing.' He challenged YSRCP leaders to an open debate on job creation.
Time of India
a day ago
- Science
- Time of India
35 candidates to compete for each teacher post under DSC in Andhra Pradesh
1 2 Visakhapatnam: Nearly 3.35 lakh candidates have submitted 5.77 lakh applications for various posts under the DSC (teacher recruitment test), which will commence on June 6. Interestingly, about 60% of the applicants — 2.03 lakh — are women. A total of 16,347 teaching posts will be filled through this recruitment process. According to officials, nearly 88% of applicants have been allotted exam centres based on their first-preference district. Regarding competition across different posts, over 2.1 lakh applications were submitted for 7,487 school assistant (high school teacher) posts alone, translating to a competition of about 28 candidates per post. As only candidates are eligible for school assistant posts, competition for these positions is high, whereas competition for primary school teacher posts is comparatively lower. Only those who have completed (diploma in education) can compete for secondary grade teacher (primary school teacher) posts. About 1.65 lakh applications have been submitted for 6,614 SGT posts, translating to a competition of 25 candidates per post, a slightly lower ratio compared to high school teacher/school assistant posts. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Trade Bitcoin & Ethereum – No Wallet Needed! IC Markets Start Now Undo For the 177 physical education teacher (PET) posts, about 26,335 applications have been received, the second highest competition in this recruitment cycle at 149 candidates per vacancy after postgraduate trained teachers. Regarding subject-wise recruitment for school assistant posts, around 52,870 aspirants applied for SA social studies posts, while 38,700 are competing for SA mathematics posts. Approximately 30,500 candidates applied for biology SA posts. Previously, candidates holding both and qualifications were eligible for primary school teacher (SGT) posts. However, the govt later restricted eligibility for SGT posts to only candidates, following court rulings in previous recruitment cycles. Previously, graduates had greater flexibility in applying for both high school and primary school posts, improving their chances of securing govt jobs. Since the restriction, has lost some appeal. Moreover, about a decade ago, the duration of courses was increased from one year to two years, further reducing the demand for seats, which used to witnessed intense competition, with management quota seats in private colleges fetching between Rs 50,000 and Rs 1 lakh about two decades ago. However, with changing circumstances, the AP EdCET (entrance test for admissions) now attracts only around 10,000 applications against the 30,000 available seats. DSC exam convenor M Venkata Krishna Reddy said english proficiency test (EPT) is applicable only to candidates applying for TGT non-language posts, PGT non-language posts, and principal posts. "The duration of the test will be 90 minutes. Initially, due to technical issues, EPT details were not displayed on some hall tickets. However, the issue was promptly resolved, and revised hall tickets now include EPT details. Candidates are advised to refer to their updated hall tickets for accurate examination information," said Reddy.
Observer
2 days ago
- Health
- Observer
Health ministry unveils ad norms for medicines
To enhance public health safeguards and ensure ethical, accurate representation of pharmaceutical products, the Ministry of Health on Sunday issued Ministerial Resolution No 135/2025, which specifies the conditions and procedures for advertising or promoting medicines. The resolution bans advertising or promoting medicines by any entity other than pharmaceutical companies, local agents, or pharmaceutical consulting offices, with the exception of scientific offices, unless they have obtained prior authorisation from the Drug Safety Centre (DSC). To obtain a licence, the medicine must be officially registered and that the advertisement content be consistent with the internal leaflet and the Summary of Drug Properties (SmPC) specifying the target groups for the advertisement. According to the decision, the advertisement must also adhere to public order and public morals and be free of any content that could harm public health or contain misleading information, exaggerations or insults to other medicines in accordance with the DSC's approved advertising guide. The DSC allows a period not exceeding 60 days to review and decide on the licence application. Failure to respond within this period shall be considered a rejection of the application. In case of missing documents or information, the applicant will be notified and given 30 days to complete the missing information, otherwise, the application will be cancelled. The applicant may submit a new application 30 days after the date of the rejection decision. The licence term is set at 3 months, renewable with the same conditions. The renewal application must be submitted at least 20 days before the licence expires. The decision allows for the submission of a grievance to the Minister of Health within 60 days of the rejection decision. A decision must be made within 30 days. Failure to decide within this period constitutes a rejection of the grievance. The DSC also has the right to suspend the licence if health risks or the drug's ineffectiveness are identified.
Observer
2 days ago
- Health
- Observer
MoH bans unauthorized medicine commercials
Muscat: The Ministry of Health on Sunday issued Ministerial Resolution No 135/2025, which specifies the conditions and procedures for advertising or promoting medicines. The resolution bans advertising or promoting medicines by any entity other than pharmaceutical companies, local agents, or pharmaceutical consulting offices, with the exception of scientific offices, unless they have obtained prior authorization from the Drug Safety Centre (DSC). In order to obtain a license, the resolution requires that the medicine be officially registered and that the advertisement content be consistent with the internal leaflet and the Summary of Drug Properties (SmPC) specifying the target groups for the advertisement. According to the decision, the advertisement must also adhere to public order and public morals and be free of any content that could harm public health or contain misleading information, exaggerations or insults to other medicines in accordance with the DSC's approved advertising guide. The DSC allows a period not exceeding 60 days to review and decide on the license application. Failure to respond within this period shall be considered a rejection of the application. In case of missing documents or information, the applicant will be notified and given 30 days to complete the missing information, otherwise the application will be cancelled. The applicant may submit a new application 30 days after the date of the rejection decision. The license term is set at 3 months, renewable with the same conditions. The renewal application must be submitted at least 20 days before the license expires. The decision allows for the submission of a grievance to the Minister of Health within 60 days of the rejection decision. A decision must be made within 30 days. Failure to decide within this period constitutes a rejection of the grievance. The DSC also has the right to suspend the license if health risks or the drug's ineffectiveness are identified.
