University faculty recruitment to be completed by April 2027: Nara Lokesh
Andhra Pradesh HRD Minister Nara Lokesh announced that all university faculty recruitment will be completed by April 2027. The government is also shifting focus toward higher education reforms and integrating universities with emerging sectors like space and data science.
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This initiative aims to address long-standing faculty shortages in higher education and modernize the curriculum to align with contemporary industrial needs.
Minister for Human Resource Development (HRD) Nara Lokesh on Saturday said the government would complete the recruitment of university faculty, including Professors, Associate Professors and Assistant Professors, by April next year.
Speaking at the State-level Best Teacher Awards ceremony in Vijayawada, Mr. Lokesh said the government would conduct the next three District Selection Committee (DSC) teacher recruitment examinations with the same transparency as the first one.
He highlighted the record of Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, saying that 14 DSC examinations conducted during his tenure had resulted in the recruitment of nearly two lakh teachers. After becoming Chief Minister for the fourth time, Mr. Naidu’s first signature was on the DSC file, he said.
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