Higher Secondary School Teacher - English

728/2021

2021-12-31

Kerala Higher Secondary Education

Higher Secondary School Teacher - English

01 (One)

Direct Recruitment

A. (20-40), Only candidates born between 02.01.1981 and 01.01.2001 (both dates included) are eligible to apply for this post with usual relaxation to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Communities . B. Relaxation in upper age limit upto 43 (Forty Three) years as on the 1st day of January 2021 shall be allowed to the qualified Ministerial Staff under Higher Secondary Education Department for direct recruitment to the category of Higher Secondary School Teacher. [For other conditions regarding the age relaxation please see Part-II, Para 2 of the General Conditions of the Gazette notification]

1. Master's Degree in the concerned subject with not less than 50% marks from any of the Universities in Kerala or a qualification recognized as equivalent thereto in the respective subject by any University in Kerala. 2. (i) B.Ed in the concerned subject acquired after a regular course of study from any of the Universities in Kerala or a qualification recognized as equivalent thereto by a University in Kerala. (ii) In the absence of persons with B.Ed Degree in the concerned subject, B.Ed Degree acquired in the concerned faculty as specified in the Acts and Statutes of any of the Universities in Kerala. (iii) In the absence of persons with B.Ed Degree as specified in item (i) and (ii) above, persons with B.Ed Degree in any subject acquired after a regular course of study from any of the Universities in Kerala or a qualification recognized as equivalent thereto by any of the Universities in Kerala. 3. Must have passed the State Eligibility Test (SET) for the post of Higher Secondary School Teacher conducted by Government of Kerala or by the agency authorized by the State Government. Exemptions:- (i) Those persons who have passed the State Level Eligibility Test (SLET) for the post of College Lecturers conducted by Government of Kerala are exempted from passing the State Eligibility Test for Higher Secondary School Teacher. (ii) Those persons who have passed the National Eligibility Test/ Junior Research Fellowship shall be exempted from passing the State Eligibility Test. (iii) Persons with Ph.D/ M.Phil/ M.Ed degree shall be exempted from passing the State Eligibility Test provided the M.Phil in the concerned subject should be one awarded by any of the Universities in Kerala or recognized as equivalent thereto by any of the Universities in Kerala. (iv) The teachers who have completed 10 (ten) years of approved teaching service at the High School level in the General Education subordinate service shall be exempted from passing the State Eligibility Test for Higher Secondary School Teacher. (v) Relaxation of 5% marks in Post Graduation will be given to SC/ ST and Differently Abled Candidates as per G.O(Ms)No.288/15/Gl.Edn. Dated 13.11.2015.

Explanation :- Higher Secondary School Teacher means Full Time Post of Higher Secondary School Teacher Note:- 3% vacancies are reserved for differently abled candidates with Low Vision/Blindness, Hearing Impairment, Locomotor Disability/ Cerebral Palsy as per G.O.(P) No.05/2019/SJD dated 07.05.2019. Note (a) In the absence of B.Ed Degree holders, candidates having Master’s Degree with not less than 50% marks and who have passed the State Eligibility Test will be considered. Preference will be given to those who have acquired Ph.D Degree/ MPhil Degree or qualified at Junior Research Fellowship/National Eligibility Test. The teachers appointed under this provision will have to acquire B.Ed Degree at their own expense within five years from the date of entry in service (b) Those who have passed Language Teachers Training Course are exempted from acquiring B.Ed qualification. (c) Persons who have acquired M.Ed in the concerned subject recognized by any University in Kerala are exempted from B.Ed qualification (d) Candidates who have acquired Non-qualifying Degrees viz. Ph.D/M.Phil/Post Doctoral Fellowship will be awarded weightage marks provided that such Non-Qualifying Degrees shall be in the subjects pertaining to the basic qualification stipulated for the post. Weightage marks for Non-qualifying Degrees for ranking will be awarded as detailed below. Non-Qualifying M.Phil- 2 marks Non-Qualifying Ph.D- 4 marks Both M.Phil and Ph.D (Non-Qualifying)- 5 marks Post Doctoral Fellowship- 2 marks Non-qualifying degree means the additional qualifications which are earned apart from the qualifications insisted on as essential qualifications for the post. If Ph.D/M.Phil/Post Doctoral Fellowship is reckoned as necessary qualification for the post, weightage marks will not be awarded for it. (a) Rule 10 a (ii) of Part II KS & SSR is applicable. (b) Candidates who claim equivalent qualifications instead of qualification mentioned in the Notification shall produce the relevant Government Order to prove the equivalency at the time of verification, then only such qualification shall be treated as equivalent to the prescribed qualification. (c) In the case of difference in original caste/ community claimed in the application and that entered in SSLC book, the candidate shall produce a Gazette notification in this regard, along with Non Creamy Layer Certificate/ Community Certificate at the time of certificate verification.