India, Aug. 7 -- The education department has introduced strict timelines for the recruitment of teachers and non-teaching staff in aided private schools and junior colleges, as well as for processing their individual approval proposals.

Under a Government Resolution (GR) issued by the school education department on Wednesday, educational institutions will now have to complete the recruitment process within three months from the date they receive permission from the competent authority to publish recruitment advertisements. Earlier, institutions were required to complete the process within two months.

The rule applies to recognised private aided primary, secondary and higher secondary schools, junior colleges, teacher training institute...