Teaching: The Noblest Career, Find Opportunities in the Government Sector

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Teaching is considered as one of the noblest professions. It contributes to the social and economic development of the nation more than any other. In today’s times, the education sector generates a very large number of jobs. The continuous increase in the population, the commitment of the government to develop the education system and the need of the day for increasing the educational standards promises a multifold increase in the opportunities in this sector.

The teaching sector is divided in groups like Nursery Teachers, Primary Teachers, Post Graduate (senior level) teachers, College Teachers which includes Jr. Lecturers, lecturers, Associate Professors, Assistant Professors, Readers etc. The diversification of higher education and launching of new courses have led to many new jobs like Technical and Engineering faculty jobs, Computers and IT faculty jobs, Science, Math, English teachers, tuition masters, Montessori teachers, multimedia teachers, graphics teachers, Robotics, martial arts, Fine arts, PT and Sports teachers.

The teaching sector of Indian government is popular aiming the educated youth. The demand for teachers is increasing day-by-day. The timings are comfortable, holidays are more than any other job, salary is quiet respectable. All these facilities and benefits make it the most sought career by the females. School teaching can be made as a career after the bachelor’s degree. However there is a need to go for the B.Ed. qualification too. For senior level school teaching, the candidate needs to have B.Ed. qualification along with post graduate degree. To become a college teacher, it’s essential to be a master degree holder and qualify the NET (National Eligibility Test) which is conducted by UGC (University Grant Commission).

The teacher needs to be responsible, good natured, able to take the strain and enjoy being with kids. Even if the job is from early morning till afternoon, it requires more skill and power than any other jobs. All the management skills of the teacher are also tested.

The openings are advertised from time to time in the newspapers and the government websites. The job portals are also a good place to look for current opening. The usual time for openings is the start of the session. The months from March till August are most crucial for the candidates seeking jobs in this sector. You’ll need to keep your eyes open. Scan the national dailies, even the local ones, and the internet and keep checking on the individual websites of the government institutes like the Kendriya Vidyalaya etc.