Govt issues new gazette to streamline private teacher registration process
The government has published a revised gazette notification governing the private teacher registration and certification examination, introducing significant changes aimed at making the process more transparent and vacancy-driven.
The updated rules, released by the Ministry of Education on Wednesday, December 10, place the entire registration process firmly under the Non-Government Teachers’ Registration and Certification Authority (NTRCA).
Under the new framework, the recruitment cycle will begin only after verified vacancies submitted by private educational institutions.
Schools and colleges are now required to submit their existing vacancies as of December 31 of the previous year, along with projected vacancies for the following three years, through an online portal by the end of December each year.
These lists must reach the respective Directorate by February (or within any extended deadline set by NTRCA) after approval by the institution’s managing committee or governing body.
The Directorates will scrutinise the submissions before forwarding them to NTRCA, and are also permitted to develop their own IT systems for smoother data collection and transmission.
Once vacancies are finalised, NTRCA will conduct a subject- and post-specific written examination, the syllabus, scope and total marks of which will be determined by the authority itself.
Candidates must secure at least 40 per cent to pass this stage. Results will be published in a 1:2 ratio against the actual number of posts – meaning two candidates will be shortlisted for every vacant position.
Those who clear the written test will then face a 20-mark oral interview, where the passing threshold remains 40 per cent.
Examination notices containing the full schedule, venue details and application instructions will be published in at least one widely circulated Bengali national daily, one English daily, and on the NTRCA’s official website.
Candidates must apply online and pay the prescribed fee within the stipulated period; any lapse will lead to automatic rejection.
The authority has been empowered to adopt fully digital methods for every stage – from application and admit-card distribution to conducting the examination, publishing results, and issuing final registration certificates.
The gazette maintains that candidates must meet the exact educational qualifications specified in the latest approved manpower structure and MPO policy for the post they are seeking, and their age must fall within the government-prescribed limit on the date the examination notice is published.
Officials believe the overhaul will eliminate long-standing complaints of examinations being held without corresponding vacancies, reduce delays in teacher appointments, and bring greater discipline and predictability to the recruitment of thousands of teachers in Bangladesh’s MPO-enlisted private institutions each year.