New Delhi: The Ministry of Tribal Affairs will fill up around 3479 vacancies of teaching staff in the Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) in 17 states across the country, the application process for which will be opened from April 1. It includes 144 vacancies in Odisha.

The teaching staff in 4 different posts of Principal, Vice Principal, PGTs and TGTs will be recruited through a centralized computer-based test followed by interviews (excluding TGTs) to be conducted by respective states.

The recruitment shall be done state-wise based on state specific vacancy as tabulated below:

SL No.State/UTPrincipalVice PrincipalPost Graduate TeacherTrained Graduate TeacherTotal Vacant Position
1Andhra Pradesh146097117
2Chhattisgarh3719135323514
3Gujarat17224118161
4Himachal Pradesh10618
5Jharkhand8813260208
6Jammu & Kashmir2001214
7Madhya Pradesh32326255901279
8Maharashtra16828164216
9Manipur0283040
10Mizoram032510
11Odisha151112106144
12Rajasthan1611102187316
13Sikkim22172344
14Telangana11677168262
15Tripura13361858
16Uttar Pradesh22373879
17Uttarakhand11349
Total175116124419443479

The portal for receiving the applications will open from 1.4.2021 to 30.04.2021 with the exams tentatively scheduled in 1st week of June. For details of the portal and the final dates, please visit recruitment.nta.nic.in or tribal.nic.in.