Extra posts sanctioned in 53 govt., aided schools in Kerala when student strength rose by just one
Kerala has sanctioned additional teaching posts in 53 government and aided schools despite minimal increases in student enrollment. The distribution of these posts varies significantly across districts, with Kasaragod receiving the highest number of new positions.
Why it matters
This raises questions regarding the efficiency of public resource allocation and the criteria used for staff fixation in the state's education sector.
Additional posts were sanctioned in 53 government and aided schools in Kerala during staff fixation in the academic years from 2023 to 2026 even when just one additional student took admission.
The posts were sanctioned from primary to high school classes.
In Thiruvananthapuram, six upper primary school teacher posts—five in aided schools and one in a government school—were sanctioned. Three of these were sanctioned in the 2023-24 academic year, one in 2024-25, and two in 2025-26.
In Kollam, of the three posts sanctioned, two were in government schools and one in aided. All were sanctioned in the 2025-26 academic year. Two were of lower primary schoolteachers and one of a high school physical science teacher.
An upper primary schoolteacher post was sanctioned in the government sector in Pathanamthitta.
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