9.4 TEACHERS AT VARIOUS LEVELS

Teachers working at various levels in schools are

1- Primary school Teacher (PST)

Primary school teachers are appointed to teach classes from i-v. Their prerequisite academic qualification is Matric and professional qualification is PTC. Matric is 1o years school education and PTC is one year teacher training after matriculation. Primary school teachers work in Basic pay scale (BPS)-7

2-Elementary school Teacher (EST)

Elementary school teachers are appointed to teach class's vi-vili, their prerequisite academic qualification is F.A/F.Sc and professional qualification is C.T. F.A/F.Sc is 12 years education and CT is one year teacher training after F.A/F.Sc Elementary school teachers work in B.P.S-9

3-Secondary School Teacher (SST)

Secondary school teacher are appointed to teach classes ix-x. Their prerequisite academic qualification is BA/B.Sc and professional qualification is B.Ed which is one year teacher training after B.A/B.Sc.Secondary school teachers work in BPS-16 Teachers of all above mentioned categories are working but new recruitment is made according to new nomenclature and qualification which is as under:

1- Elementary School Educator.

Elementary school educators are appointed to teach primary classes i-v.. Their prerequisite academic qualification is B.A/B.Sc and professional qualification is B.Ed. B.A/B.Sc is 14 years education and B.Ed is one year teacher training after B.A/ B.Sc Elementary school educators work in BPS-9

2-Senior Elementary school Educator.

Senior elementary school educators are appointed to teach classes VI-viii. Their prerequisite academic qualification is B.A/B.Sc. and professional qualification is B.Ed. They work in BPS ---14

3-Secondary School Educators

Secondary school educators are appointed to teach classes ix-x in secondary schools. Their prerequisite qualification is M.A/M.Sc and B.Ed. They serves in BPS-16

4- Subject specialists

Subject specialists are basically appointed in BPS-17 in higher secondary schools. They teach xi-xii classes. Their prerequisite qualification is M.A/M.Sc and B.Ed.In collages and universities teachers work with the designations as lecture, assistant professor, associate professor and professor. In collages these teachers serve in BPS- 17,18,19,20 and in universities in BPS 18,19,20,21 respectively.