Chandigarh, July 29 -- Centre links release of funds for upgrade to filling of posts with qualified teacher educators in Punjab

More than 40% of academic posts are lying vacant in government-run teacher education institutions - the State Council of Education Research and Training (SCERT) and the District Institutes of Education and Training (DIETs) - in Punjab.

The shortage of academic staff stands at 31% in the SCERT, while 45% of sanctioned posts are lying vacant in DIETs across the state, according to a review of the staffing position conducted by the Union ministry of education (MoE) before approving the state's annual work plan and budget for the 2026-27 financial year under the centrally-sponsored Samagra Shiksha scheme. These tea...