4,000+ Posts with 2,000+ Lecturer Posts in J&K: Govt
The Jammu and Kashmir government informed the Legislative Assembly that around 4,400 posts of teachers and lecturers are currently vacant across the Union Territory, indicating a major shortage of teaching staff in schools.
According to the data presented, the Kashmir division alone accounts for 2,038 vacant lecturer posts. Among districts, Kupwara has the highest vacancies (421), followed by Anantnag (388) and Baramulla (347). Other districts include Pulwama (179), Bandipora (169), Budgam (167), Kulgam (127), Ganderbal (99), Srinagar (79), and Shopian (62).
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The Jammu division also faces a serious shortage with 2,441 vacant posts. Doda leads with 385 vacancies, followed by Rajouri (341) and Kathua (317). Additional figures include Udhampur (286), Reasi (245), Jammu district (243), Poonch (198), Ramban (166), Kishtwar (163), while Samba has the lowest at 97 vacancies.
The government clarified that these numbers include both current vacancies and posts expected to fall vacant soon. It also noted that some positions are being used to regularize Rehbar-e-Taleem teachers under previous policies.
In response to a query, the government acknowledged that recruitment in certain categories was delayed due to earlier decisions regarding post conversions. However, it stated that the Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC) has now initiated the recruitment process for lecturer posts in multiple subjects.
Selections have already been completed for nine subjects, including Kashmiri, Dogri, Statistics, Punjabi, Music, Geography, History, Arabic, and Geology, with around 30 candidates identified so far, while recruitment for remaining subjects is ongoing.
To address the shortage temporarily, the School Education Department has started appointing eligible postgraduate teachers as in-charge lecturers, especially in subjects like Geography, Political Science, and Dogri.
The government also made it clear that guest lecturers will not be hired. Instead, cluster resource coordinators have been deployed for the 2025–26 academic sessions to support schools dealing with staff shortages.