LUCKNOW, June 3 -- The Uttar Pradesh government has issued guidelines for teacher transfers for the 2026-27 academic session, under the ambit of the Teachers' Transfer/Adjustment Policy, 2017, applicable for government-run secondary schools. Kinjal Singh, secretary, secondary education, issued a notification to this effect. Monday's order regarding this was shared with the media on Tuesday.

Preparations are underway to complete the transfer process by June end. A detailed timetable will be released soon. The decision is expected to bring relief to teachers who have been waiting for transfers for long.

The policy's primary objective is to ensure the balanced deployment of teachers in government high schools and intermediate colleges in s...